1978 VFL Semi Final 1: Collingwood v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1978 between Collingwood and Carlton in the first semi final of the 1978 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Carlton at MCG.
Len Thompson captained the hosts with Phil Carman as vice-captain.
Alex Jesaulenko captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by Alex Jesaulenko.
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), P. Carman (vice-capt.), R. Barham, S. Bond, R. Byrne, R. Dunne, A. Ireland, R. Kink, P. Manassa, P. McCormack, P. Moore, K. Morris, R. Oborne, B. Picken, M. Richardson, R. Shaw, T. Shaw, C. Stewart, G. Whitcroft, K. Worthington
Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, V. Catoggio, D. Collins, B. Doull, R. Galt, W. Harmes, K. Heath, P. Jones, T. Keogh, M. MacLure, P. McConville, D. McKay, T. Pickett, P. Pinnell, K. Sheldon, G. Southby, G. Towns
Collingwood (15.18.108) defeated Carlton (13.15.93).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: R. Shaw (5), R. Dunne (4), P. Moore (2), S. Bond, P. Manassa, K. Morris, M. Richardson
Carlton: R. Galt (3), M. MacLure (3), K. Sheldon (3), T. Keogh (2), R. Ashman, V. Catoggio
As a result of this match, Collingwood faced North Melbourne in the preliminary final and Carlton were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 16 September 1978
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
91,933
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Carlton
Score:
15.18.108 - 13.15.93
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 18 | 15 | . | 18 | (108) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Margin | COLL by 19 | COLL by 13 | COLL by 4 | COLL by 15 | COLL by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood),
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton)
Captains:
Len Thompson
(Collingwood),
Alex Jesaulenko
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Phil Carman
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
J. Sutcliffe
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Bond, Shane | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Carman, Phil (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 44 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Oborne, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Shaw, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Stewart, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 4 |
| 37 | Whitcroft, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 18 | 288 | 214 | 74 | 75 | 25 | 33 | 43 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Austin, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Catoggio, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Collins, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Galt, Rod | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Harmes, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Heath, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jesaulenko, Alex (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Jones, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Keogh, Trevor | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Pickett, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Southby, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Towns, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 15 | 284 | 226 | 58 | 72 | 27 | 43 | 33 | |||