1978 VFL Round 9: Carlton v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1978 between Carlton and North Melbourne during round 9 of the 1978 VFL season. Carlton hosted North Melbourne at Princes Park. Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts. Keith Greig captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.

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

North Melbourne
K. Greig (capt.), M. Blight, R. Briedis, B. Burnett, J. Burns, J. Cassin, G. Cowton, C. Davis, M. Dawson, R. Glendinning, R. Huppatz, A. Jarrott, P. Keenan, S. McCann, G. Melrose, K. Montgomery, B. Nettlefold, M. Nolan, D. Sutton, X. Tanner

Carlton (18.9.117) defeated North Melbourne (8.11.59).

Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Galt (6), M. MacLure (5), P. Brown (3), R. Ashman, K. Sheldon, G. Towns, G. Whitnall
North Melbourne: M. Blight (3), G. Melrose (2), J. Burns, P. Keenan, X. Tanner

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 8th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Carlton v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 May 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 31,211

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. North Melbourne
Score: 18.9.117 - 8.11.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 6 . 2 9 . 5 11 . 6 18 . 9 18 . 9 (117)
North Melbourne 3 . 5 3 . 5 6 . 8 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Margin CARL by 15 CARL by 36 CARL by 28 CARL by 58 CARL by 58
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), Ron Barassi (North Melbourne)
Captains: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), Keith Greig (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Chapman, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 7 0 2 2
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 1 1 22 14 8 4 0 1 1
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 4 0 1 0
41 Brown, Peter ? ? 3 0 9 7 2 2 0 0 4
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 0 0 3 1
1 Collins, Dennis ? ? 0 0 18 17 1 7 0 2 3
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 4 1 0 5
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 6 0 11 10 1 5 8 3 2
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 3 3
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 13 0 2 1
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 20 5 15 10 19 3 3
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 0 1 21 16 5 3 0 0 2
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 5 1 20 18 2 10 0 2 4
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 0 0
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 26 16 10 10 0 3 1
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 0 0 11 6 5 2 0 3 1
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 10 10 0 2 0 3 0
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 1 1 19 16 3 4 0 4 4
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 1 0 11 8 3 1 0 0 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 18 9 316 231 85 92 28 35 39

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Blight, Malcolm ? ? 3 2 6 6 0 2 1 1 2
49 Briedis, Robert ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 4 0 1 2
45 Burnett, Brendan ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 2 0 2 0
11 Burns, John ? ? 1 0 14 9 5 4 0 2 2
3 Cassin, John ? ? 0 2 14 7 7 6 0 1 5
13 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 2 0 4 3
14 Davis, Craig ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 2 1
7 Dawson, Mark ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 6 0 0 1
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 0 2 28 21 7 9 0 4 2
27 Greig, Keith (c) ? ? 0 1 20 14 6 4 0 2 3
10 Huppatz, Ray ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 3 0 3 1
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 0 21 13 8 6 0 3 0
1 Keenan, Peter ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 6 13 0 2
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 3 2 4
17 Melrose, Graham ? ? 2 0 28 18 10 3 0 3 1
12 Montgomery, Ken ? ? 0 0 24 17 7 2 0 1 1
35 Nettlefold, Bill ? ? 0 0 11 2 9 3 0 0 0
22 Nolan, Mick ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 3 10 0 3
5 Sutton, Darryl ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 4 1
25 Tanner, Xavier ? ? 1 0 21 19 2 2 1 4 1
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 8 11 302 209 93 71 28 39 35

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