1978 VFL Round 8: Carlton v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1978 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1978 VFL season. Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park. Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts. Harvey Merrigan captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by Graham Campbell.

Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, P. Brown, J. Buckley, D. Collins, B. Doull, P. Fitzpatrick, R. Galt, K. Heath, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, D. McKay, T. Pickett, K. Sheldon, G. Southby, G. Towns

Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Austen, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, P. Brown, R. Carter, M. Conlan, G. Fowler, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, W. Linton, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, K. O'Keeffe, B. Padley, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith

Carlton (8.15.63) defeated Fitzroy (9.7.61).

Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Buckley (4), G. Towns (2), R. Ashman, P. Brown
Fitzroy: B. Padley (4), B. Beecroft (2), G. Fowler, R. Hodges, B. Quinlan

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 8th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Carlton v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 20 May 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 21,601

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Fitzroy
Score: 8.15.63 - 9.7.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 2 3 . 5 6 . 15 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
Fitzroy 2 . 4 4 . 5 5 . 7 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
Margin FITZ by 8 FITZ by 6 CARL by 14 CARL by 2 CARL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), Graham Campbell (Fitzroy)
Captains: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), Harvey Merrigan (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Carlton), Garry Wilson (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, R. Sawers

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 2 23 20 3 2 0 1 2
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 1 4 21 19 2 4 0 0 3
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 3 0 3 1
41 Brown, Peter ? ? 1 1 12 10 2 3 0 1 0
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 4 1 19 17 2 3 0 3 6
1 Collins, Dennis ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 1 0 6 3
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 1 23 12 11 5 1 4 2
6 Fitzpatrick, Peter ? ? 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 3 12 2 9
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 6 0 5 3
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 2 0 2 4
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 3 1 2 0 5 2 2
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 0 0 30 20 10 4 0 4 6
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 5 0 0 3
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 5 1
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 5 0 2 2
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 0 1 7 5 2 1 0 2 0
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 0 3 20 15 5 1 0 4 3
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 1
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 2 1 19 11 8 7 0 2 4
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 8 15 294 220 74 59 18 49 57

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 7 14 8 2
25 Austen, Geoff ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 2 0 6 4 2 1 1 1 3
2 Brown, Brian ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 4 1
18 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 2 6 6 0 3 0 1 0
28 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 1 1 3 2
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
38 Fowler, Grant ? ? 1 1 8 7 1 0 0 1 2
17 Hodges, Russ ? ? 1 0 12 11 1 0 0 4 6
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 0 1 21 13 8 3 0 3 2
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 1 10 7 3 2 0 2 2
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 2 0 1 2
19 McMahon, David ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 0 5
36 Merrigan, Harvey (c) ? ? 0 0 13 12 1 5 0 7 2
11 O'Keeffe, Kevin ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 3 1
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 4 0 10 10 0 1 0 2 5
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 1 1 9 7 2 5 3 2 6
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 3 4
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 10 0 4 1
29 Wilson, Garry (vc) ? ? 0 1 30 21 9 6 0 8 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 9 7 235 182 53 55 20 57 49

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

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