1978 VFL Round 10: Footscray v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1978 between Footscray and Carlton during round 10 of the 1978 VFL season. Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval. Gary Dempsey captained the hosts. Alex Jesaulenko captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Don McKenzie and the visitors were coached by Alex Jesaulenko.

Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, D. Blair, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, W. Foreman, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Low, R. Murrie, B. Reid, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, P. Welsh, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten

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

Footscray (19.11.125) defeated Carlton (15.14.104).

Goalkickers
Footscray: K. Templeton (9), G. Dempsey (2), W. Foreman (2), B. Reid (2), I. Hampshire, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Low
Carlton: T. Keogh (4), M. MacLure (3), P. Brown (2), R. Galt (2), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, B. Doull, P. Jones

As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Carlton remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Footscray v Carlton
Date: Monday 5 June 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 30,197

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Carlton
Score: 19.11.125 - 15.14.104

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 4 . 3 7 . 6 11 . 9 19 . 11 19 . 11 (125)
Carlton 7 . 4 12 . 11 13 . 14 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Margin CARL by 19 CARL by 35 CARL by 17 FOOT by 21 FOOT by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Don McKenzie (Footscray), Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton)
Captains: Gary Dempsey (Footscray), Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Morgan, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 ? 21 17 4 7 ? ? ?
16 Blair, Dennis ? ? 0 ? 16 13 3 4 ? ? ?
24 Dempsey, Gary (c) ? ? 2 ? 9 6 3 6 ? ? ?
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 ? 18 11 7 4 ? ? ?
20 Edmond, Jim ? ? 0 ? 16 14 2 5 ? ? ?
42 Foreman, Wayne ? ? 2 ? 24 14 10 6 ? ? ?
1 Hampshire, Ian ? ? 1 ? 6 2 4 3 ? ? ?
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 0 ? 4 2 2 2 ? ? ?
25 Jennings, Geoff ? ? 1 ? 14 13 1 2 ? ? ?
11 Kelly, Mick ? ? 1 ? 13 10 3 0 ? ? ?
28 Low, Ian ? ? 1 ? 16 9 7 2 ? ? ?
26 Murrie, Richard ? ? 0 ? 18 11 7 5 ? ? ?
5 Reid, Bruce ? ? 2 ? 7 5 2 3 ? ? ?
33 Reid, John ? ? 0 ? 15 13 2 1 ? ? ?
17 Smedts, Alby ? ? 0 ? 13 9 4 1 ? ? ?
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 ? 26 23 3 3 ? ? ?
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 9 ? 20 16 4 12 ? ? ?
4 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 ? 8 3 5 0 ? ? ?
35 Wheeler, Terry ? ? 0 ? 14 10 4 2 ? ? ?
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 0 ? 17 14 3 6 ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 11 295 215 80 74 0+ 0+ 0+

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 ? 27 19 8 5 ? ? ?
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 1 ? 17 10 7 4 ? ? ?
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 ? 19 18 1 2 ? ? ?
41 Brown, Peter ? ? 2 ? 9 8 1 1 ? ? ?
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 0 ? 5 5 0 0 ? ? ?
1 Collins, Dennis ? ? 0 ? 24 19 5 4 ? ? ?
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 1 ? 18 9 9 7 ? ? ?
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 2 ? 9 5 4 4 ? ? ?
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 ? 11 7 4 5 ? ? ?
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 0 ? 14 8 6 3 ? ? ?
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 1 ? 13 6 7 6 ? ? ?
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 4 ? 29 25 4 8 ? ? ?
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 3 ? 26 17 9 12 ? ? ?
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 ? 17 14 3 0 ? ? ?
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 ? 19 14 5 12 ? ? ?
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 0 ? 0 0 0 0 ? ? ?
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 0 ? 26 22 4 5 ? ? ?
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 ? 9 7 2 3 ? ? ?
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 0 ? 26 13 13 5 ? ? ?
7 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 0 ? 18 13 5 5 ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 15 14 336 239 97 91 0+ 0+ 0+

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