1980 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1980 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 15 of the 1980 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. Mike Fitzpatrick captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Carl Ditterich and the visitors were coached by Peter Jones.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), G. Baker, M. Byrne, C. Clayton, A. Dullard, J. Durnan, R. Elliott, T. Elshaug, L. Fowler, P. Giles, W. Gordon, P. Hamilton, G. Hutchison, T. Martyn, A. Moir, B. Nettlefold, P. Pinnell, R. Rowe, M. Seddon, R. Walters

Carlton
M. Fitzpatrick (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, J. Buckley, S. Buckley, V. Catoggio, B. Doull, D. English, W. Johnston, W. Jones, R. Klomp, A. Marcou, P. Maylin, P. McConville, D. McKay, V. Perovic, G. Southby, G. Wells, G. Whitnall

Melbourne (15.13.103) were defeated by Carlton (18.24.132).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: C. Clayton (4), R. Flower (3), M. Byrne (2), A. Moir (2), R. Rowe (2), M. Seddon, R. Walters
Carlton: V. Catoggio (3), M. Fitzpatrick (3), W. Johnston (3), A. Marcou (3), S. Buckley (2), J. Buckley, W. Jones, P. McConville, D. McKay

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1980 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 12 July 1980
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 26,216

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 15.13.103 - 18.24.132

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 2 7 . 7 12 . 11 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Carlton 4 . 4 8 . 11 14 . 19 18 . 24 18 . 24 (132)
Margin CARL by 8 CARL by 10 CARL by 20 CARL by 29 CARL by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Carl Ditterich (Melbourne), Peter Jones (Carlton)
Captains: Robert Flower (Melbourne), Mike Fitzpatrick (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Morgan, P. Serong

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
1 Baker, Garry ? ? 0 1 14 6 8 5 16 4 5
14 Byrne, Michael ? ? 2 4 18 10 8 7 7 2 1
12 Clayton, Cameron ? ? 4 1 19 16 3 4 0 0 1
28 Dullard, Anthony ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 6 2 0 1
21 Durnan, Jim ? ? 0 0 15 8 7 4 0 2 2
6 Elliott, Robert ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 4 0 4 2
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 0 1 32 24 8 2 0 3 3
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 3 0 18 7 11 4 0 2 1
9 Fowler, Laurie ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 4 1
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 4 0 2 1
13 Gordon, Wayne ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 5 1 2 2
30 Hamilton, Peter ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
43 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 4 0 1 1
24 Martyn, Tony ? ? 0 0 9 4 5 1 0 1 0
29 Moir, Andrew ? ? 2 4 15 12 3 2 0 3 2
19 Nettlefold, Bill ? ? 0 0 21 10 11 2 3 2 1
7 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 6 0 2 1
42 Rowe, Russell ? ? 2 0 18 8 10 1 0 1 4
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 1 1 21 13 8 5 0 1 0
16 Walters, Robert ? ? 1 1 5 4 1 3 0 0 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 13 319 199 120 74 29 36 31

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 0 30 20 10 5 0 2 2
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 0 1 15 10 5 2 0 0 2
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 2 0
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 1 1 17 14 3 2 0 1 2
39 Buckley, Stephen ? ? 2 2 14 8 6 5 0 1 1
4 Catoggio, Vin ? ? 3 5 27 21 6 3 0 4 6
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 16 6 10 3 0 1 1
27 English, Des ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 2 0 0 2
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike (c) ? ? 3 2 20 10 10 5 8 3 4
7 Johnston, Wayne ? ? 3 5 22 18 4 3 0 1 3
2 Jones, Warren ? ? 1 1 8 4 4 4 12 1 2
22 Klomp, Robbert ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 5 0 0 3
34 Marcou, Alex ? ? 3 3 24 22 2 3 0 3 0
13 Maylin, Phil ? ? 0 0 19 10 9 2 0 2 1
33 McConville, Peter ? ? 1 3 18 10 8 3 0 2 0
43 McKay, David ? ? 1 0 20 10 10 9 7 2 4
15 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 4 0 1 0
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 23 8 15 2 0 4 1
1 Wells, Greg ? ? 0 0 31 19 12 7 0 1 2
30 Whitnall, Graeme ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 18 24 373 233 140 73 27 31 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