1981 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 28 March 1981 between Carlton and Richmond during round 1 of the 1981 VFL season. Carlton hosted Richmond at VFL Park. Mike Fitzpatrick captained the hosts. Bryan Wood captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Tony Jewell.

Carlton
M. Fitzpatrick (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Austin, M. Bortolotto, P. Bosustow, B. Doull, D. English, P. Francis, K. Hunter, W. Jones, R. Klomp, D. Lenaghan, M. MacLure, A. Marcou, P. Maylin, P. McConville, V. Perovic, G. Southby, G. Wells

Richmond
B. Wood (capt.), K. Bartlett, F. Bourke, D. Cloke, E. Dunne, J. Jess, M. Keane, M. Lee, M. Malthouse, M. Nugent, G. Raines, M. Roach, B. Rowlings, P. Sarah, T. Smith, G. Strachan, B. Tempany, D. Weightman, P. Welsh, R. Wiley

Carlton (22.12.144) defeated Richmond (12.10.82).

Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Wells (4), A. Marcou (3), P. McConville (3), R. Ashman (2), P. Bosustow (2), M. Fitzpatrick (2), M. MacLure (2), P. Maylin (2), P. Francis, W. Jones
Richmond: M. Roach (6), D. Weightman (2), J. Jess, B. Rowlings, P. Sarah, R. Wiley

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 1st on the ladder and Richmond were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Carlton v Richmond
Date: Saturday 28 March 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 56,372

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Richmond
Score: 22.12.144 - 12.10.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 3 10 . 7 13 . 9 22 . 12 22 . 12 (144)
Richmond 1 . 3 3 . 4 8 . 7 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Margin CARL by 12 CARL by 45 CARL by 32 CARL by 62 CARL by 62
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: David Parkin (Carlton), Tony Jewell (Richmond)
Captains: Mike Fitzpatrick (Carlton), Bryan Wood (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, K. Smith

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Armstrong, Barry ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 0 0 4 2
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 2 4 22 16 6 2 0 4 3
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 2 9 7 2 0 0 0 3
6 Bortolotto, Mario ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
4 Bosustow, Peter ? ? 2 3 19 16 3 9 1 0 3
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 4 0 1 1
27 English, Des ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 0 2
3 Fitzpatrick, Mike (c) ? ? 2 1 16 12 4 1 10 3 3
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 1 0 20 16 4 3 0 3 1
9 Hunter, Ken ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 4 1 4 0
2 Jones, Warren ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 3 22 3 5
22 Klomp, Robbert ? ? 0 0 18 12 6 1 0 2 0
35 Lenaghan, Denis ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 2 0 16 9 7 5 0 0 2
34 Marcou, Alex ? ? 3 0 28 21 7 3 0 3 3
13 Maylin, Phil ? ? 2 0 16 11 5 1 0 1 1
33 McConville, Peter ? ? 3 0 11 6 5 3 0 0 4
15 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 19 15 4 1 2 4 2
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 13 9 4 4 0 1 1
1 Wells, Greg ? ? 4 0 20 16 4 3 0 3 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 22 12 300 220 80 49 36 37 38

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 0 1 11 9 2 2 0 2 1
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 0 1
33 Cloke, David ? ? 0 2 13 11 2 7 11 1 4
5 Dunne, Emmett ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 4 5 0
20 Jess, Jim ? ? 1 0 7 4 3 1 1 1 1
18 Keane, Merv ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 0 1
1 Lee, Mark ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 0 20 4 1
7 Malthouse, Mick ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 1 0 4 3
37 Nugent, Michael ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 1 3 1 1
4 Raines, Geoff ? ? 0 0 27 19 8 2 0 5 5
8 Roach, Michael ? ? 6 2 11 11 0 8 0 1 0
22 Rowlings, Barry ? ? 1 1 18 17 1 2 1 2 1
11 Sarah, Paul ? ? 1 1 11 10 1 2 0 1 1
10 Smith, Terry ? ? 0 1 19 9 10 2 0 2 3
19 Strachan, Greg ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 0 0 1 3
14 Tempany, Bruce ? ? 0 0 10 4 6 4 1 1 3
3 Weightman, Dale ? ? 2 1 29 14 15 4 0 3 4
31 Welsh, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 1 0 1 1
2 Wiley, Robert ? ? 1 0 15 11 4 0 0 2 1
16 Wood, Bryan (c) ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 8 0 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 10 282 191 91 54 41 38 37

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