1979 VFL Round 20: Carlton v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1979 between Carlton and Footscray during round 20 of the 1979 VFL season. Carlton hosted Footscray at VFL Park. Peter Jones captained the hosts. Geoff Jennings captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alex Jesaulenko and the visitors were coached by Don McKenzie.

Carlton
P. Jones (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, J. Buckley, B. Doull, M. Fitzpatrick, P. Francis, R. Galt, W. Harmes, M. Jez, W. Johnston, R. Klomp, M. MacLure, A. Marcou, P. McConville, D. McKay, K. Sheldon, G. Southby, M. Young

Footscray
G. Jennings (capt.), R. Abbey, B. Berry, N. Cordy, G. Cowton, I. Dunstan, J. Edmond, M. Egan, W. Foreman, R. Groenewegen, D. Hawkins, M. Kelly, I. Morrison, J. Moylan, S. Power, A. Stoneham, K. Templeton, S. Walsh, T. Whitten, M. Williams

Carlton (12.18.90) defeated Footscray (8.6.54).

Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Ashman (3), J. Buckley (2), R. Galt (2), K. Sheldon (2), P. Francis, W. Johnston, M. MacLure
Footscray: K. Templeton (5), J. Edmond, D. Hawkins, T. Whitten

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1979 VFL Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Carlton v Footscray
Date: Saturday 18 August 1979
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 25,075

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Footscray
Score: 12.18.90 - 8.6.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 4 6 . 10 10 . 15 12 . 18 12 . 18 (90)
Footscray 3 . 0 4 . 1 6 . 3 8 . 6 8 . 6 (54)
Margin CARL by 10 CARL by 21 CARL by 36 CARL by 36 CARL by 36
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton), Don McKenzie (Footscray)
Captains: Peter Jones (Carlton), Geoff Jennings (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, K. Norris

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 1 23 14 9 1 0 3 2
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 3 1 33 24 9 3 0 3 5
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 24 20 4 3 0 2 1
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 2 2 10 7 3 4 0 0 4
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 20 6 14 4 0 2 1
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 1 10 3 3
47 Francis, Peter ? ? 1 2 23 16 7 4 0 5 2
17 Galt, Rod ? ? 2 1 6 4 2 3 1 1 4
37 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 0 1 19 13 6 4 0 2 3
13 Jez, Mick ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 3 0 0 2
7 Johnston, Wayne ? ? 1 3 23 14 9 1 0 2 3
28 Jones, Peter (c) ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 2 15 1 3
22 Klomp, Robbert ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 3 1 0 3
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 1 2 13 10 3 3 0 2 2
34 Marcou, Alex ? ? 0 1 26 19 7 3 0 3 3
33 McConville, Peter ? ? 0 0 23 18 5 7 0 2 1
43 McKay, David ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 1 0 2 1
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 2 2 17 14 3 3 0 0 2
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 1 0 0 0
19 Young, Michael ? ? 0 1 12 10 2 3 0 0 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 18 341 227 114 57 27 33 46

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
30 Abbey, Ross ? ? 0 1 12 11 1 2 0 0 2
52 Berry, Bill ? ? 0 1 12 9 3 3 14 2 5
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
6 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 19 13 6 2 0 3 4
32 Dunstan, Ian ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 3 0 3 3
20 Edmond, Jim ? ? 1 0 8 7 1 3 0 0 0
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 0 0 5 0
42 Foreman, Wayne ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 4 0 0 1
14 Groenewegen, Robert ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 4 4 2 1
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 4 0 2 1
25 Jennings, Geoff (c) ? ? 0 0 20 16 4 2 0 3 1
11 Kelly, Mick ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 2 1
8 Morrison, Ian ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 0 0 4 1
9 Moylan, John ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 2 0 1 0
21 Power, Stephen ? ? 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 1 1
3 Stoneham, Alan ? ? 0 0 25 20 5 5 0 5 2
31 Templeton, Kelvin ? ? 5 2 14 14 0 5 0 3 5
39 Walsh, Shane ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 1
22 Whitten, Ted ? ? 1 0 18 17 1 0 0 6 2
44 Williams, Mark ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 8 1 2 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 6 266 214 52 49 19 45 33

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