1977 VFL Round 18: Carlton v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1977 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1977 VFL season. Carlton hosted Melbourne at VFL Park. Robert Walls captained the hosts. Greg Wells captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Thorogood and the visitors were coached by Bob Skilton.

Carlton
R. Walls (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, J. Buckley, R. Byrne, J. Canfield, B. Doull, W. Harmes, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, A. Mangels, D. McKay, P. McKenna, P. Pinnell, K. Sheldon, G. Southby, G. Whitnall, M. Young

Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), M. Alves, G. Baker, R. Brewer, T. Carroll, H. Coles, A. Davis, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, C. Graham, S. Grambeau, G. Hardeman, P. Johnston, B. Marchant, C. McKellar, B. Norsworthy, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, M. Wingate

Carlton (17.11.113) defeated Melbourne (7.4.46).

Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Sheldon (6), P. McKenna (4), T. Keogh (2), B. Armstrong, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, P. Pinnell, R. Walls
Melbourne: S. Smith (3), R. Brewer, H. Coles, S. Fitzsimmons, B. Norsworthy

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Carlton v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 30 July 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 18,832

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Melbourne
Score: 17.11.113 - 7.4.46

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 7 . 2 10 . 2 12 . 7 17 . 11 17 . 11 (113)
Melbourne 2 . 0 4 . 2 5 . 2 7 . 4 7 . 4 (46)
Margin CARL by 32 CARL by 36 CARL by 47 CARL by 67 CARL by 67
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. James, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 1 22 19 3 6 0 1 5
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 1 1
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 2 0 2 1
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 7 1 2 6
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 0 0 25 13 12 2 0 2 2
1 Canfield, Jim ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 4 3 2 6
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 22 13 9 10 0 3 3
54 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 1 0 10 4 6 2 0 2 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 0 12 10 2 3 10 4 2
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 2 1 17 11 6 0 0 1 5
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 2 0 3 4
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 0 0 3 4
27 McKenna, Peter ? ? 4 3 12 11 1 6 0 2 1
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 4 1 0 5
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 6 3 24 20 4 5 0 3 0
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 7 0 4 1
42 Walls, Robert (c) ? ? 1 1 15 12 3 6 0 0 3
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 1 0 3 0
19 Young, Michael ? ? 0 1 29 26 3 5 0 5 5
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 17 11 315 231 84 73 15 43 56

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
39 Alves, Mark ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 6 0 0 0
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 4 3 5 6
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 5 0 2 2
37 Carroll, Ted ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 8 0 6 2
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 1 1 28 25 3 6 0 8 2
21 Davis, Allan ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 1
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 1 0 12 11 1 6 0 2 3
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 4 0 2 0
27 Graham, Colin ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 2 3
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 4 1 2 0
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 1 2 3
8 Johnston, Peter ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 1 0
48 Marchant, Brett ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 1 0
10 McKellar, Craig ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 10 2 4
12 Norsworthy, Barry ? ? 1 1 15 6 9 2 0 2 5
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 3 0 22 18 4 6 5 5 3
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 4 0 3 3
11 Wells, Greg (c) ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 5 0 3 4
18 Wingate, Maurice ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 1 0 5 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 7 4 274 212 62 69 21 56 43

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