1983 VFL Round 4: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1983 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 4 of the 1983 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. Geoff Southby captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), L. Bamblett, A. Battiston, C. Connolly, D. Dickson, R. Ellingworth, T. Elshaug, P. Giles, G. Healy, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, G. McLean, P. Moore, K. O'Donnell, R. Richards, M. Seddon, S. Smith, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck

Carlton
G. Southby (capt.), R. Austin, P. Bosustow, M. Buckley, B. Doull, D. Gilmore, W. Harmes, B. Hartney, S. Howell, K. Hunter, W. Johnston, W. Jones, S. Kourkoumelis, M. MacLure, F. Marchesani, P. McConville, P. Meldrum, V. Perovic, G. Sharp, K. Sheldon

Melbourne (13.12.90) were defeated by Carlton (14.15.99).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: L. Bamblett (3), P. Giles (3), G. Healy (3), C. Connolly, T. Elshaug, R. Flower, A. Jarrott
Carlton: D. Gilmore (3), S. Kourkoumelis (3), P. Bosustow (2), M. Buckley (2), W. Johnston, F. Marchesani, P. Meldrum, K. Sheldon

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Carlton remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 16 April 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 38,544

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 13.12.90 - 14.15.99

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 2 9 . 2 11 . 6 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Carlton 1 . 6 6 . 13 13 . 14 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Margin MELB by 14 MELB by 7 CARL by 20 CARL by 9 CARL by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), David Parkin (Carlton)
Captains: Robert Flower (Melbourne), Geoff Southby (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, J. Morgan

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
8 Bamblett, Les ? ? 3 0 11 7 4 3 0 0 0
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 1 0 1 1
22 Connolly, Chris ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 1 0 2 0
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 1 0 0 4
14 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 1 0 1 0
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 1 2 21 10 11 5 0 0 1
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 1 2 9 7 2 4 0 0 1
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 3 2 21 20 1 11 0 3 4
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 3 2 13 8 5 6 0 0 2
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 3 0 3 1
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 1 0 21 18 3 2 0 4 3
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 4 0 3 1
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 16 5 1
10 Moore, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 15 9 3
23 O'Donnell, Kelly ? ? 0 1 21 15 6 2 0 2 0
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 2 0 2 4
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 0 2 1
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 1 1
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 0 0 26 12 14 6 0 2 4
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 6 3 3 2 0 1 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 13 12 295 209 86 63 31 41 32

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 4 1 3 2
4 Bosustow, Peter ? ? 2 0 18 11 7 7 0 3 1
10 Buckley, Mark ? ? 2 2 7 5 2 2 0 3 2
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 16 7 9 2 1 0 1
40 Gilmore, Daryl ? ? 3 1 9 5 4 5 0 0 1
37 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 0 2 25 19 6 5 0 2 3
24 Hartney, Brendan ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 1 0 2 0
12 Howell, Scott ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0
9 Hunter, Ken ? ? 0 0 18 8 10 5 0 1 0
7 Johnston, Wayne ? ? 1 2 15 11 4 0 0 3 1
2 Jones, Warren ? ? 0 0 12 4 8 6 36 2 7
28 Kourkoumelis, Spiro ? ? 3 0 27 18 9 4 0 2 3
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 3 16 13 3 3 1 3 6
25 Marchesani, Frank ? ? 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 2
33 McConville, Peter ? ? 0 0 20 14 6 9 0 3 1
23 Meldrum, Paul ? ? 1 2 19 13 6 4 0 0 3
15 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 27 21 6 7 0 2 3
29 Sharp, Greg ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 3
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 1 1 17 11 6 2 0 1 1
20 Southby, Geoff (c) ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 1 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 15 307 209 98 69 42 32 41

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