1978 VFL Round 3: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1978 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 3 of the 1978 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Robert Walls captained the hosts.
Greg Wells captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ian Stewart and the visitors were coached by Dennis Jones.
Carlton
R. Walls (capt.), R. Austin, J. Buckley, R. Byrne, V. Catoggio, D. Collins, B. Doull, P. Fitzpatrick, R. Galt, P. Halsall, W. Harmes, A. Jesaulenko, T. Keogh, A. Mangels, P. McConville, D. McKay, R. Serafini, G. Southby, J. Tresize, G. Whitnall
Melbourne
G. Wells (capt.), G. Baker, R. Brewer, M. Byrne, H. Coles, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, L. Fowler, C. Graham, P. Hamilton, G. Hutchison, P. Johnston, T. May, A. Moir, K. Richards, P. Seaton, S. Smith, T. Sullivan, P. Thorne
Carlton (13.20.98) defeated Melbourne (11.19.85).
Goalkickers
Carlton: P. McConville (3), P. Fitzpatrick (2), R. Galt (2), R. Serafini (2), J. Buckley, V. Catoggio, P. Halsall, G. Whitnall
Melbourne: H. Coles (3), R. Brewer (2), M. Byrne, L. Fowler, C. Graham, P. Johnston, P. Thorne, G. Wells
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 April 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
18,039
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 20 | 13 | . | 20 | (98) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 19 | 11 | . | 19 | (85) |
| Margin | MELB by 5 | CARL by 11 | CARL by 16 | CARL by 13 | CARL by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ian Stewart
(Carlton),
Dennis Jones
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Robert Walls
(Carlton),
Greg Wells
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Chapman,
G. James
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Buckley, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Catoggio, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Fitzpatrick, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Halsall, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Harmes, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 10 | Mangels, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 33 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Tresize, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Whitnall, Graeme | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 20 | 288 | 215 | 73 | 70 | 20 | 44 | 50 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ross | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Coles, Henry | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 28 | Dullard, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Fitzsimmons, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Johnston, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | May, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Moir, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Richards, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Seaton, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sullivan, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | Thorne, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 19 | 249 | 204 | 45 | 62 | 31 | 50 | 44 | |||