1979 VFL Round 5: Carlton v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1979 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 5 of the 1979 VFL season. Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park. Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by Carl Ditterich.

Carlton
A. Jesaulenko (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Austin, V. Catoggio, D. Collins, B. Doull, M. Fitzpatrick, P. Francis, R. Galt, W. Harmes, K. Heath, W. Jones, T. Keogh, R. Klomp, M. MacLure, A. Mangels, A. Marcou, K. Sheldon, G. Southby, M. Young

Melbourne
M. Byrne, P. Carman, J. Dellamarta, B. Denny, B. Elliott, G. Elliott, R. Elliott, R. Flower, G. Gaunt, S. Grambeau, G. Healy, G. Hunnibell, A. Moir, B. Norsworthy, K. O'Donnell, P. O'Keefe, R. Walters, G. Wells, D. Whitford, M. Wingate

Carlton (15.20.110) defeated Melbourne (13.18.96).

Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Galt (5), V. Catoggio (3), K. Sheldon (3), B. Armstrong, B. Doull, T. Keogh, M. MacLure
Melbourne: R. Walters (5), M. Byrne (2), A. Moir (2), P. Carman, G. Elliott, R. Flower, G. Healy

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Carlton v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 5 May 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 24,148

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Melbourne
Score: 15.20.110 - 13.18.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 7 7 . 10 10 . 15 15 . 20 15 . 20 (110)
Melbourne 2 . 3 8 . 7 12 . 10 13 . 18 13 . 18 (96)
Margin CARL by 16 MELB by 3 MELB by 7 CARL by 14 CARL by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), Carl Ditterich (Melbourne)
Captains: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Morgan, N. Nash

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 4 35 27 8 5 1 4 4
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0
4 Catoggio, Vin ? ? 3 3 22 17 5 2 0 4 2
1 Collins, Dennis ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 4 0 3 0
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 1 2 22 10 12 5 1 2 5
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike ? ? 0 1 18 12 6 7 20 2 3
47 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 8 6 4 0 1 3
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 5 0 10 9 1 6 0 2 3
37 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 0 3 22 18 4 6 0 0 3
18 Heath, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 3 0 2 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 2 2 4 1
2 Jones, Warren ? ? 0 0 4 0 4 2 9 0 1
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 1 0 13 10 3 3 0 0 4
22 Klomp, Robbert ? ? 0 0 17 5 12 4 0 1 1
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 1 1 16 10 6 7 0 2 4
10 Mangels, Alan ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 3 0 2 1
34 Marcou, Alex ? ? 0 2 18 13 5 4 0 1 5
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 3 3 31 26 5 7 0 3 6
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 20 8 12 2 0 3 0
19 Young, Michael ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 3 0 3 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 15 20 348 221 127 79 33 39 50

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Byrne, Michael ? ? 2 1 16 9 7 5 7 3 1
31 Carman, Phil ? ? 1 2 16 7 9 6 0 2 4
33 Dellamarta, John ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 4 4
7 Denny, Barry ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 1
32 Elliott, Bruce ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 0 2 0
8 Elliott, Glenn ? ? 1 1 33 22 11 6 0 3 0
6 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 2 14 10 4 1 1 1 2
2 Flower, Robert ? ? 1 3 24 17 7 2 0 5 2
20 Gaunt, Graham ? ? 0 0 23 16 7 3 0 4 1
17 Grambeau, Shane ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 3
39 Healy, Gerard ? ? 1 0 21 17 4 2 0 2 5
5 Hunnibell, Graham ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 3 16 1 5
29 Moir, Andrew ? ? 2 2 12 11 1 1 0 1 0
12 Norsworthy, Barry ? ? 0 1 13 11 2 1 0 0 1
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 1 1 2 1
38 O'Keefe, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 0 0 5 3
16 Walters, Robert ? ? 5 2 14 13 1 4 0 0 4
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 3 0 2 1
27 Whitford, Don ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 3 0 3 1
18 Wingate, Maurice ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 3 0 7 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 13 18 308 219 89 48 27 50 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