1977 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1977 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 7 of the 1977 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Greg Wells captained the hosts. Robert Walls captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Skilton and the visitors were coached by Ian Thorogood.

Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Brewer, D. Cumming, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, T. Flower, L. Fowler, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, G. Hardeman, G. Hutchison, M. Lyons, C. McKellar, P. O'Keefe, G. Osborne, S. Smith, B. Tippett

Carlton
R. Walls (capt.), R. Ashman, R. Austin, P. Bedford, R. Byrne, J. Canfield, B. Doull, K. Heath, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, L. McConnon, P. McKenna, R. Ohlsen, T. Pickett, P. Pinnell, T. Southcombe, J. Tresize, G. Whitnall

Melbourne (14.12.96) were defeated by Carlton (16.20.116).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: A. Dullard (4), G. Baker (3), R. Brewer (2), L. Fowler (2), R. Flower, T. Flower, B. Tippett
Carlton: M. MacLure (6), P. McKenna (6), R. Ashman, P. Bedford, J. Tresize, R. Walls

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Carlton remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 14 May 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 27,456

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 14.12.96 - 16.20.116

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 2 5 . 6 10 . 8 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Carlton 5 . 7 11 . 13 14 . 16 16 . 20 16 . 20 (116)
Margin CARL by 17 CARL by 43 CARL by 32 CARL by 20 CARL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Skilton (Melbourne), Ian Thorogood (Carlton)
Captains: Greg Wells (Melbourne), Robert Walls (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Fellows, J. Morgan

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 3 0 21 14 7 10 10 5 6
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 2 2 17 15 2 2 0 2 4
15 Cumming, Daryl ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 4 0 1 2
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 4 1 14 10 4 6 0 2 2
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 1 1 20 11 9 5 0 1 2
34 Flower, Tom ? ? 1 1 18 14 4 4 0 1 0
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 2 2 27 24 3 2 0 6 3
27 Graham, Colin ? ? 0 2 18 14 4 2 0 1 2
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 0 3 1
30 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 3 0
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 25 18 7 7 0 2 0
43 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 0 1 2
12 Lyons, Marty ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 1 9 5 4 1 7 4 2
38 O'Keefe, Peter ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 2 0 2 2
24 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 3 2
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 1 7 4 3 2 1 0 2
3 Tippett, Barry ? ? 1 0 12 8 4 2 0 2 1
11 Wells, Greg (c) ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 3 0 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 12 278 206 72 59 18 41 36

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 1 4 31 20 11 8 0 0 4
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 0 2 0
6 Bedford, Peter ? ? 1 2 18 11 7 2 0 3 2
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 29 19 10 5 1 4 0
1 Canfield, Jim ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 3 1 2 0
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 2 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 0 0 21 11 10 5 0 1 1
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 6 1 2
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 6 1 23 15 8 9 0 0 4
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 3 20 14 6 2 0 1 3
32 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 1 0 3 3
27 McKenna, Peter ? ? 6 3 12 10 2 5 0 2 2
24 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 0 1 33 21 12 2 0 3 4
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 0 1 1
4 Southcombe, Tony ? ? 0 1 24 20 4 6 15 5 3
22 Tresize, John ? ? 1 0 27 16 11 4 0 3 5
42 Walls, Robert (c) ? ? 1 5 19 14 5 5 1 2 4
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 1 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 20 357 238 119 70 24 36 41

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s