1977 VFL Round 2: Carlton v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 9 April 1977 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1977 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park.
Robert Walls captained the hosts.
John Murphy captained the visitors with Warwick Irwin as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ian Thorogood and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.
Carlton
R. Walls (capt.), R. Austin, J. Buckley, R. Byrne, B. Doull, R. Galt, K. Heath, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, L. McConnon, P. McKenna, R. Ohlsen, P. Pinnell, T. Southcombe, G. Towns, J. Tresize, G. Whitnall
Fitzroy
J. Murphy (capt.), W. Irwin (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, P. Brown, R. Carter, G. Chapman, T. Godfrey, D. McMahon, H. Merrigan, I. Miller, B. Padley, G. Parke, B. Shepherd, C. Smith, A. Thompson, D. Whitford, G. Wilson
Carlton (16.17.113) defeated Fitzroy (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Walls (4), T. Keogh (3), T. Southcombe (3), J. Buckley, R. Galt, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, R. Ohlsen, G. Towns
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (5), G. Chapman (2), G. Parke (2), G. Wilson (2), G. Allan
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1977 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Carlton
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 9 April 1977
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
25,302
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | FITZ by 9 | CARL by 15 | CARL by 19 | CARL by 32 | CARL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Thorogood
(Carlton),
Kevin Rose
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Robert Walls
(Carlton),
John Murphy
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Warwick Irwin
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
N. Nash
Goal Umpire:
K. Barker,
E. Brewer
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Buckley, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Heath, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Mangels, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | McConnon, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Ohlsen, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Southcombe, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Towns, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Tresize, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Whitnall, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 17 | 277 | 214 | 63 | 67 | 49 | 30 | 44 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Austen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Carter, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Chapman, Gary | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Godfrey, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Miller, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Murphy, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Padley, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Shepherd, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 9 | 309 | 227 | 82 | 64 | 36 | 44 | 29 | |||