1978 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1978 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 15 of the 1978 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at VFL Park. Alex Jesaulenko captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dennis Jones and the visitors were coached by Alex Jesaulenko.

Melbourne
G. Baker, R. Brewer, H. Coles, G. Cooke, A. Dullard, S. Fitzsimmons, R. Flower, T. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, S. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, G. Hutchison, P. Johnston, M. McKeon, S. Smith, P. Thompson, B. Tippett, M. Wingate, C. Woodman

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

Melbourne (2.14.26) were defeated by Carlton (17.13.115).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Fitzsimmons, G. Hutchison
Carlton: P. Jones (3), T. Keogh (3), B. Armstrong (2), R. Ashman (2), V. Catoggio (2), B. Doull, R. Galt, M. MacLure, K. Sheldon, G. Towns

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 15 July 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 16,870

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 2.14.26 - 17.13.115

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 0 . 6 1 . 7 2 . 11 2 . 14 2 . 14 (26)
Carlton 2 . 4 7 . 9 11 . 12 17 . 13 17 . 13 (115)
Margin CARL by 10 CARL by 38 CARL by 55 CARL by 89 CARL by 89
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dennis Jones (Melbourne), Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. James, J. Morgan

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 0 26 14 12 11 19 3 6
6 Brewer, Ross ? ? 0 2 8 5 3 3 0 0 2
13 Coles, Henry ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 2 3
36 Cooke, Gary ? ? 0 2 21 16 5 3 0 5 3
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 4 23 16 7 10 3 3 3
23 Fitzsimmons, Shane ? ? 1 1 15 12 3 6 0 1 1
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 0 2 18 14 4 8 0 4 2
34 Flower, Tom ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 2 2
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 6 0
20 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 0 0 35 29 6 3 0 6 6
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 1
30 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
43 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 1 2 17 11 6 0 0 2 2
8 Johnston, Peter ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 3 2 1 2
26 McKeon, Mark ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 4 0
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 1 0 4 1
47 Thompson, Paul ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 2 4
3 Tippett, Barry ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 1 1
18 Wingate, Maurice ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 4 0 3 1
41 Woodman, Chris ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 2 14 270 198 72 61 24 52 43

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 2 0 23 20 3 7 0 1 1
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 2 3 24 22 2 3 0 2 2
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 1 0 1 2
41 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 1 2
4 Catoggio, Vin ? ? 2 1 31 20 11 2 0 8 6
1 Collins, Dennis ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 5 0 2 2
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 1 0 20 11 9 7 0 3 6
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 1 1 14 10 4 6 10 4 2
37 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 4 0 2 2
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 1 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 4 0 0 4
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 3 1 16 9 7 6 16 2 3
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 3 1 16 13 3 5 0 3 4
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 1 1 7 7 0 2 0 4 1
33 McConville, Peter ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 2
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 7 0 3 3
30 Pickett, Tony ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 2 0 1 3
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 2 0 2 2
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 1 0 26 24 2 7 0 2 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 17 13 290 231 59 72 26 43 52

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