1978 VFL Round 21: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1978 between Carlton and Footscray during round 21 of the 1978 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts.
Gary Dempsey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.
Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, V. Catoggio, D. Collins, B. Doull, R. Galt, W. Harmes, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, P. McConville, D. McKay, R. Ohlsen, T. Pickett, P. Pinnell, K. Sheldon, G. Southby, G. Towns
Footscray
G. Dempsey (capt.), R. Abbey, G. Brown, J. Dinatale, I. Dunstan, I. Hampshire, D. Hawkins, G. Jennings, M. Kelly, I. Low, I. Morrison, R. Murrie, L. Perussich, S. Power, J. Reid, A. Smedts, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, T. Wheeler, T. Whitten
Carlton (23.7.145) defeated Footscray (15.12.102).
Goalkickers
Carlton: V. Catoggio (5), B. Armstrong (4), M. MacLure (4), R. Ashman (3), K. Sheldon (2), R. Galt, P. Jones, T. Keogh, P. McConville, R. Ohlsen
Footscray: K. Templeton (7), G. Jennings (2), I. Morrison (2), G. Brown, J. Dinatale, I. Hampshire, L. Perussich
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1978
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
22,413
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 6 | . | 1 | 15 | . | 3 | 21 | . | 5 | 23 | . | 7 | 23 | . | 7 | (145) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Margin | CARL by 17 | CARL by 47 | CARL by 79 | CARL by 43 | CARL by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton),
Don McKenzie
(Footscray)
Captains:
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton),
Gary Dempsey
(Footscray)
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Catoggio, Vin | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Harmes, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 33 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Ohlsen, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Pickett, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Towns, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 7 | 321 | 243 | 78 | 90 | 22 | 38 | 45 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Brown, George | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Dempsey, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Dinatale, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Dunstan, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | Hampshire, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Hawkins, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 25 | Jennings, Geoff | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Kelly, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Low, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Morrison, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Murrie, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Perussich, Lee | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Power, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Reid, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Smedts, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Stoneham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | Templeton, Kelvin | ? | ? | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Wheeler, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 12 | 276 | 202 | 74 | 63 | 29 | 45 | 38 | |||