1981 VFL Round 17: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1981 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1981 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Mike Fitzpatrick captained the hosts.
Robert Flower captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Carlton
M. Fitzpatrick (capt.), B. Armstrong, R. Ashman, R. Burke, B. Doull, D. English, D. Glascott, W. Harmes, G. Hocking, S. Howell, K. Hunter, W. Johnston, S. Kourkoumelis, M. MacLure, A. Marcou, P. Maylin, P. McConville, D. McKay, G. Sharp, K. Sheldon
Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Crosswell, T. Elshaug, L. Fowler, P. Hamilton, G. Hardeman, G. Healy, G. Hutchison, M. Jackson, P. Keenan, B. Nettlefold, P. O'Brien, K. O'Donnell, D. O'Dwyer, P. Pinnell, M. Seddon, S. Smith, I. Todd, M. Young, S. Zantuck
Carlton (23.15.153) defeated Melbourne (15.10.100).
Goalkickers
Carlton: M. MacLure (4), K. Sheldon (4), A. Marcou (3), D. McKay (3), R. Ashman (2), W. Johnston (2), P. Maylin (2), M. Fitzpatrick, D. Glascott, S. Kourkoumelis
Melbourne: M. Jackson (6), G. Healy (2), K. O'Donnell (2), M. Seddon (2), T. Elshaug, G. Hutchison, D. O'Dwyer
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1981
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
15,196
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 12 | 23 | . | 15 | 23 | . | 15 | (153) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Margin | MELB by 20 | CARL by 22 | CARL by 5 | CARL by 53 | CARL by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
David Parkin
(Carlton),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Mike Fitzpatrick
(Carlton),
Robert Flower
(Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Armstrong, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Ashman, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 19 | Burke, Rohan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Doull, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | English, Des | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Fitzpatrick, Mike (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Glascott, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Harmes, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Hocking, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Howell, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Hunter, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Johnston, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Kourkoumelis, Spiro | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | MacLure, Mark | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Marcou, Alex | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Maylin, Phil | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | McConville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | McKay, David | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Sharp, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sheldon, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 23 | 15 | 347 | 236 | 111 | 72 | 34 | 32 | 28 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Elshaug, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Jackson, Mark | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Keenan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Nettlefold, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | O'Brien, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 47 | O'Dwyer, Des | ? | ? | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Pinnell, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Seddon, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Smith, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Todd, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Young, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Zantuck, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 10 | 292 | 211 | 81 | 58 | 42 | 28 | 32 | |||