1977 VFL Round 8: Carlton v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1977 between Carlton and North Melbourne during round 8 of the 1977 VFL season. Carlton hosted North Melbourne at Princes Park. Robert Walls captained the hosts. In the absence of Keith Greig, vice-captain David Dench captained the visitors with Wayne Schimmelbusch as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ian Thorogood and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

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

North Melbourne
D. Dench (capt.), W. Schimmelbusch (vice-capt.), M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Byrne, B. Cable, J. Cassin, B. Crosswell, M. Dawson, J. Frazer, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Icke, P. Keenan, G. Melrose, T. Moore, J. Moylan, R. Ramsay, G. Scanlan, D. Sutton

Carlton (8.17.65) defeated North Melbourne (9.8.62).

Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Walls (2), R. Ashman, P. Bedford, R. Byrne, M. MacLure, P. McKenna, R. Ohlsen
North Melbourne: J. Frazer (4), B. Crosswell (2), A. Briedis, G. Melrose, T. Moore

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and North Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Carlton v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 21 May 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 22,570

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. North Melbourne
Score: 8.17.65 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 6 3 . 9 7 . 16 8 . 17 8 . 17 (65)
North Melbourne 2 . 1 5 . 6 5 . 7 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin CARL by 5 NMLB by 9 CARL by 21 CARL by 3 CARL by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Thorogood (Carlton), Ron Barassi (North Melbourne)
Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), David Dench (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Carlton), Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Robinson, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 1 4 25 17 8 6 0 2 1
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 3 0 0 2
6 Bedford, Peter ? ? 1 3 17 11 6 1 0 1 0
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 1 1 30 17 13 4 0 4 1
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 4 0 1 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 4 0 0 1
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 3 16 3 2
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 0 1 13 12 1 1 0 3 1
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 1 1 10 10 0 2 0 1 2
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 0 0 2 0
32 McConnon, Leigh ? ? 0 2 14 11 3 2 0 1 6
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 5 2 4 1
27 McKenna, Peter ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 3 0 0 2
24 Ohlsen, Russell ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 0 1 1 0
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 0
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 1 0 2 3
4 Southcombe, Tony ? ? 0 1 12 8 4 2 8 2 2
22 Tresize, John ? ? 0 1 19 12 7 4 0 2 3
42 Walls, Robert (c) ? ? 2 1 14 12 2 4 1 2 7
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 3 0 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 17 278 204 74 53 28 33 35

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Blight, Malcolm ? ? 0 1 28 26 2 13 0 3 5
6 Briedis, Arnold ? ? 1 1 7 6 1 4 0 0 0
21 Byrne, John ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 2 0 0 3
9 Cable, Barry ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 2 0 0 0
3 Cassin, John ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 2 3
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 2 0 14 12 2 5 0 3 0
7 Dawson, Mark ? ? 0 1 20 19 1 5 0 2 2
23 Dench, David (ac) ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 9 0 3 0
19 Frazer, John ? ? 4 3 11 9 2 4 3 3 1
30 Gumbleton, Frank ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 3 0 2 2
34 Henshaw, Ross ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 2 0 3 0
36 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 3 0 4 2
1 Keenan, Peter ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 1
17 Melrose, Graham ? ? 1 0 24 12 12 8 0 2 3
28 Moore, Terry ? ? 1 0 21 18 3 7 12 4 3
24 Moylan, John ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
45 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 0 0
38 Scanlan, Glenn ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 2 3
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne (avc) ? ? 0 1 19 16 3 6 0 1 3
5 Sutton, Darryl ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 2 1 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 8 283 214 69 84 18 35 33

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