1978 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1978 between Carlton and Essendon during round 4 of the 1978 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at VFL Park.
Robert Walls captained the hosts.
Ken Fletcher captained the visitors with Ron Andrews as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Serge Silvagni and the visitors were coached by Barry Davis.
Carlton
R. Walls (capt.), J. Buckley, V. Catoggio, D. Collins, B. Doull, P. Fitzpatrick, R. Galt, P. Halsall, W. Harmes, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, T. Keogh, A. Mangels, P. McConville, D. McKay, T. Pickett, R. Serafini, G. Southby, G. Whitnall, M. Young
Essendon
K. Fletcher (capt.), R. Andrews (vice-capt.), C. Boyd, G. Burdett, T. Cahill, M. Crow, T. Daniher, A. Davis, G. Foulds, S. Heard, B. Jones, S. Madden, I. Marsh, R. Muir, M. Neagle, W. Primmer, S. Robins, M. Sheldon, S. Taubert, T. Watson
Carlton (16.8.104) were defeated by Essendon (19.17.131).
Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Walls (4), J. Buckley (3), P. McConville (3), D. McKay (2), V. Catoggio, P. Halsall, R. Serafini, M. Young
Essendon: W. Primmer (7), G. Burdett (5), S. Madden (3), R. Andrews, A. Davis, M. Neagle, S. Taubert
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
34,516
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 8 | (104) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 17 | 19 | . | 17 | (131) |
| Margin | CARL by 16 | CARL by 17 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Serge Silvagni
(Carlton),
Barry Davis
(Essendon)
Captains:
Robert Walls
(Carlton),
Ken Fletcher
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Ron Andrews
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bryant,
J. Morgan
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Buckley, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Catoggio, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Fitzpatrick, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Halsall, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Harmes, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Mangels, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 33 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 | Pickett, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Serafini, Renato | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 42 | Walls, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Whitnall, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | Young, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 8 | 286 | 205 | 81 | 77 | 19 | 40 | 52 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Andrews, Ron (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Boyd, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Burdett, Geoff | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Cahill, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Crow, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Daniher, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 29 | Davis, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Fletcher, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Foulds, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Heard, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Jones, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Madden, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | Marsh, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Muir, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Neagle, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Primmer, Wayne | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | Robins, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Sheldon, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Taubert, Steven | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Watson, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushed | 7 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 17 | 308 | 213 | 95 | 67 | 20 | 52 | 40 | |||