1978 VFL Round 19: Fitzroy v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1978 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 19 of the 1978 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Carlton at VFL Park.
Harvey Merrigan captained the hosts with Garry Wilson as vice-captain.
Alex Jesaulenko captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Graham Campbell and the visitors were coached by Alex Jesaulenko.
Fitzroy
H. Merrigan (capt.), G. Wilson (vice-capt.), R. Alexander, G. Allan, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, P. Keays, G. Lawrie, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, R. Pretto, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, A. Thompson, R. Walls
Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, P. Brown, V. Catoggio, D. Collins, B. Doull, R. Galt, W. Harmes, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, P. McConville, D. McKay, T. Pickett, P. Pinnell, K. Sheldon, G. Southby, G. Towns
Fitzroy (8.10.58) were defeated by Carlton (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: W. Irwin (2), D. McMahon (2), G. Wilson (2), R. Pretto, R. Walls
Carlton: V. Catoggio (2), R. Galt (2), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, D. Collins, K. Sheldon, G. Towns
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 19
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
VFL Park
Attendance:
21,410
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Carlton | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | CARL by 33 | CARL by 11 | FITZ by 4 | CARL by 11 | CARL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Graham Campbell
(Fitzroy),
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton)
Captains:
Harvey Merrigan
(Fitzroy),
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Garry Wilson
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Fellows,
G. James
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Allan, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Beecroft, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Brown, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Conlan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hansen, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Hodges, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Irwin, Warwick | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Keays, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | Lawrie, Grant | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | McCarthy, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | McMahon, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Merrigan, Harvey (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 49 | Pretto, Rino | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Quinlan, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Serafini, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Smith, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Thompson, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | Walls, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Wilson, Garry (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | 278 | 202 | 76 | 79 | 26 | 37 | 44 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 5 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Brown, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Catoggio, Vin | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 1 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Harmes, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 33 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Pickett, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Towns, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | 302 | 228 | 74 | 72 | 21 | 44 | 37 | |||