1977 VFL Round 20: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1977 between Carlton and Essendon during round 20 of the 1977 VFL season. Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park. Robert Walls captained the hosts. Ken Fletcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ian Thorogood and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Carlton
R. Walls (capt.), B. Armstrong, P. Brown, J. Buckley, R. Byrne, J. Canfield, B. Doull, K. Heath, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, D. McKay, P. Pinnell, R. Serafini, K. Sheldon, G. Southby, G. Whitnall, M. Young

Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), G. Bell, C. Boyd, M. Crow, G. Foulds, S. Heard, S. Madden, K. Mansfield, I. Marsh, P. McDonald, R. Muir, W. Primmer, K. Roberts, S. Robins, D. Scanlon, S. Taubert, P. Vander Haar, B. Walsh, T. Watson, A. Wilson

Carlton (22.14.146) defeated Essendon (16.15.111).

Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Buckley (6), R. Walls (4), D. McKay (3), A. Mangels (2), R. Serafini (2), K. Sheldon (2), R. Byrne, J. Canfield, T. Keogh
Essendon: M. Crow (3), K. Fletcher (2), S. Madden (2), W. Primmer (2), B. Walsh (2), T. Watson (2), S. Heard, K. Mansfield, P. McDonald

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Saturday 13 August 1977
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 19,944

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Essendon
Score: 22.14.146 - 16.15.111

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 7 . 4 11 . 6 17 . 11 22 . 14 22 . 14 (146)
Essendon 6 . 5 10 . 7 14 . 10 16 . 15 16 . 15 (111)
Margin CARL by 5 CARL by 5 CARL by 19 CARL by 35 CARL by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Thorogood (Carlton), Bill Stephen (Essendon)
Captains: Robert Walls (Carlton), Ken Fletcher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman, N. Nash

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 0 29 27 2 3 0 3 1
41 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 1 1
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 6 0 26 18 8 6 0 5 4
26 Byrne, Ray ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 2 0 2 2
1 Canfield, Jim ? ? 1 0 5 2 3 3 1 0 3
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 3 0 1 2
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 4 0 1 0
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 2 13 8 5 7 15 2 5
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 1 0 1 1
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 1 18 10 8 7 0 2 2
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 2 0 12 11 1 2 0 4 5
43 McKay, David ? ? 3 1 17 14 3 11 15 2 1
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 2 0 1 2
10 Serafini, Renato ? ? 2 1 10 8 2 1 0 4 1
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 2 3 27 22 5 0 0 3 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 0 1 2 1
42 Walls, Robert (c) ? ? 4 1 25 18 7 6 0 3 1
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 6 0 1 1
19 Young, Michael ? ? 0 3 28 23 5 8 0 1 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 22 14 317 239 78 73 32 40 39

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
28 Bell, Greg ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 3 1
17 Boyd, Colin ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 1 1
31 Crow, Max ? ? 3 3 17 14 3 10 16 2 2
21 Fletcher, Ken (c) ? ? 2 0 13 13 0 2 0 2 4
38 Foulds, Garry ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 1 0 0 0
9 Heard, Shane ? ? 1 2 16 13 3 3 0 3 2
27 Madden, Simon ? ? 2 0 9 6 3 0 20 3 1
13 Mansfield, Ken ? ? 1 0 13 9 4 1 0 1 3
37 Marsh, Ian ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 3 0 1 2
43 McDonald, Paul ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 1 0 1 1
42 Muir, Russell ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 0 0 4 1
15 Primmer, Wayne ? ? 2 1 16 9 7 1 0 2 1
6 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 3 30 25 5 2 0 2 3
24 Robins, Stephen ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0
36 Scanlon, Denis ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 4 0 2 5
16 Taubert, Steven ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 5 1 3 0
18 Vander Haar, Paul ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 3 3 5
12 Walsh, Brian ? ? 2 1 11 7 4 4 0 3 1
32 Watson, Tim ? ? 2 5 10 8 2 5 0 1 3
33 Wilson, Andy ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 0 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 16 15 262 203 59 51 40 39 38

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