1978 VFL Round 12: Carlton v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1978 between Carlton and Richmond during round 12 of the 1978 VFL season. Carlton hosted Richmond at Princes Park. Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts. Kevin Sheedy captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by Barry Richardson.

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

Richmond
K. Sheedy (capt.), N. Balme, K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, G. Davidson, E. Dunne, B. Grinter, N. Jenkinson, J. Jess, M. Keane, P. Laughlin, M. Lee, M. Malthouse, B. Monteath, G. Raines, I. Scrimshaw, G. Strachan, B. Tempany, D. Weightman

Carlton (20.17.137) defeated Richmond (13.16.94).

Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Galt (6), M. MacLure (5), T. Keogh (3), P. Brown (2), J. Buckley, D. Collins, P. McConville, K. Sheldon
Richmond: K. Bartlett (4), M. Keane (4), D. Weightman (2), N. Balme, G. Davidson, B. Monteath

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Richmond remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Carlton v Richmond
Date: Saturday 24 June 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 25,813

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Richmond
Score: 20.17.137 - 13.16.94

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 8 . 9 14 . 9 17 . 13 20 . 17 20 . 17 (137)
Richmond 2 . 0 5 . 5 7 . 10 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Margin CARL by 45 CARL by 58 CARL by 63 CARL by 43 CARL by 43
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), Barry Richardson (Richmond)
Captains: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), Kevin Sheedy (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: N. Nash, I. Robinson

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 1 2
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 3 2
41 Brown, Peter ? ? 2 1 10 7 3 2 0 0 1
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 1 1 20 12 8 1 0 2 1
4 Catoggio, Vin ? ? 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 0
1 Collins, Dennis ? ? 1 0 26 18 8 5 0 5 1
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 14 5 9 2 0 0 0
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 6 2 16 15 1 4 5 3 2
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 2 0 8 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 0 0 21 14 7 2 0 2 3
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 1 15 8 7 3 23 3 6
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 3 1 19 14 5 3 0 1 2
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 5 2 24 21 3 12 0 3 2
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 0 0 3
33 McConville, Peter ? ? 1 0 12 9 3 5 0 1 5
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 18 9 9 11 0 1 1
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 0 2 23 19 4 6 0 3 2
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 1 3 33 28 5 3 0 0 5
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 0 2 0
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 0 1 16 8 8 2 0 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 20 17 337 243 94 76 28 39 41

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Balme, Neil ? ? 1 0 10 5 5 1 6 3 1
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 4 2 23 22 1 0 0 6 3
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 4 0 2 2
33 Cloke, David ? ? 0 2 9 5 4 4 6 2 3
18 Davidson, Garry ? ? 1 1 15 9 6 3 1 2 2
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2
28 Grinter, Barry ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 3 2
37 Jenkinson, Noel ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 0 0 1 1
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 4 1 3 2
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 4 1 14 7 7 1 0 2 1
25 Laughlin, Peter ? ? 0 1 7 6 1 2 0 0 1
41 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 23 12 11 9 23 1 5
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 2 0 1 1
11 Monteath, Bruce ? ? 1 5 11 8 3 4 0 1 1
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 25 21 4 6 0 3 6
36 Scrimshaw, Ian ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 1 0
10 Sheedy, Kevin (c) ? ? 0 0 27 17 10 5 1 2 2
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 2 1 2
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 1 0 4 1
43 Weightman, Dale ? ? 2 0 16 7 9 1 0 2 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 16 270 181 89 51 41 41 39

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