1979 VFL Season Round 14: Carlton v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1979 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round fourteen of the 1979 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Fitzroy at VFL Park. Alex Jesaulenko captained the hosts. Ron Alexander captained the visitors with Garry Wilson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.

Carlton (17.14.116) defeated Fitzroy (9.11.65).

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Carlton v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 7 July 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 58,736

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Fitzroy
Score: 17.14.116 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 7 10 . 9 16 . 13 17 . 14 17 . 14 (116)
Fitzroy 1 . 0 4 . 2 4 . 5 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin CARL by 25 CARL by 43 CARL by 80 CARL by 51 CARL by 51
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Alex Jesaulenko
Coach: Alex Jesaulenko

Fitzroy

Captain: Ron Alexander
Vice-Captain: Garry Wilson
Coach: Bill Stephen

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

P. Cameron
B. Deller

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 1 0 20 15 5 0 0 2 3
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 27 19 8 3 0 5 2
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 2 5 24 21 3 2 0 3 1
4 Catoggio, Vin ? ? 2 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 2 2 1 5
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 7 16 1 5
47 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 0 2
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 2 1 9 6 3 4 2 1 4
37 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 0 1 19 16 3 7 0 1 2
25 Jesaulenko, Alex (c) ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 3 0 2 2
7 Johnston, Wayne ? ? 3 1 21 17 4 3 0 2 0
2 Jones, Warren ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 5 7 1 2
8 Keogh, Trevor ? ? 2 3 27 17 10 1 0 5 4
22 Klomp, Robbert ? ? 0 1 17 8 9 2 0 2 5
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 6 2 2 0
34 Marcou, Alex ? ? 1 1 23 14 9 1 0 4 6
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 2 2 0
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 0 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 2 0
9 Towns, Greg ? ? 2 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 17 14 313 223 90 58 31 36 46

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron (c) ? ? 0 0 29 15 14 10 28 7 1
27 Allan, Graeme ? ? 0 4 27 16 11 4 2 1 5
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 1 1 5 3 2 2 4 0 3
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 0 0 1
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 2 1
56 Harris, Leon ? ? 0 0 17 7 10 0 0 4 1
14 Higgins, Kevin ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 1 0 1 2
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 1 0 3 1
13 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 1 0 4 1
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 1 19 8 11 7 3 1 1
19 McMahon, David ? ? 3 1 14 9 5 4 0 1 2
36 Merrigan, Harvey ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 8 0 2 2
35 Mugavin, Noel ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 1 0 4 0
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 3 0 16 9 7 4 2 3 2
15 Richardson, Max ? ? 2 1 13 11 2 0 0 1 2
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 0 0 1
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 18 16 2 6 1 2 2
33 Taylor, Neville ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 0 0 1 2
9 Walls, Robert ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 1 0 4 5
29 Wilson, Garry (vc) ? ? 0 1 34 22 12 15 0 5 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 9 11 325 204 121 71 40 46 36

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