1983 VFL Round 5: Carlton v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1983 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1983 VFL season. Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park. Geoff Southby captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Robert Walls.

Carlton
G. Southby (capt.), R. Ashman, R. Austin, P. Bosustow, R. Ditchburn, B. Doull, D. English, D. Glascott, W. Harmes, S. Howell, K. Hunter, W. Johnston, S. Kourkoumelis, M. MacLure, P. Maylin, P. McConville, P. Meldrum, V. Perovic, B. Reid, K. Sheldon

Fitzroy
L. Carlson, S. Clayton, M. Conlan, P. Francis, L. Harris, G. Hinchen, G. Lawrie, B. Lokan, D. McMahon, L. Murnane, G. O'Riley, R. Osborne, L. Parish, G. Pert, B. Quinlan, M. Rendell, P. Roos, L. Serafini, G. Sidebottom, R. Thornton

Carlton (9.11.65) were defeated by Fitzroy (18.17.125).

Goalkickers
Carlton: S. Kourkoumelis (2), P. Bosustow, R. Ditchburn, W. Harmes, S. Howell, K. Hunter, P. Meldrum, B. Reid
Fitzroy: L. Carlson (4), D. McMahon (4), B. Quinlan (3), M. Conlan (2), L. Murnane (2), L. Parish (2), L. Harris

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Fitzroy were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Carlton v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 23 April 1983
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 25,789

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Fitzroy
Score: 9.11.65 - 18.17.125

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 4 6 . 7 7 . 11 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Fitzroy 1 . 7 6 . 9 14 . 13 18 . 17 18 . 17 (125)
Margin CARL by 3 FITZ by 2 FITZ by 44 FITZ by 60 FITZ by 60
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: David Parkin (Carlton), Robert Walls (Fitzroy)
Captains: Geoff Southby (Carlton), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Smith, V. Vasilou

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 0 0 20 18 2 1 0 3 2
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 0 20 9 11 2 0 4 1
4 Bosustow, Peter ? ? 1 1 9 5 4 1 0 1 2
8 Ditchburn, Ross ? ? 1 2 9 5 4 2 0 3 0
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 17 10 7 3 0 1 0
27 English, Des ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 3 0 0 2
32 Glascott, David ? ? 0 0 18 13 5 7 0 1 2
37 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 1 1 20 15 5 6 0 2 2
12 Howell, Scott ? ? 1 0 8 4 4 5 6 1 1
9 Hunter, Ken ? ? 1 1 12 10 2 5 0 3 1
7 Johnston, Wayne ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 3 0 3 3
28 Kourkoumelis, Spiro ? ? 2 2 26 20 6 5 0 4 3
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 3
13 Maylin, Phil ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 4 0 0 1
33 McConville, Peter ? ? 0 0 20 13 7 3 0 3 2
23 Meldrum, Paul ? ? 1 0 13 7 6 4 0 1 1
15 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 6 3 2 3
17 Reid, Bruce ? ? 1 0 14 7 7 5 25 0 0
5 Sheldon, Ken ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 4 0 1 1
20 Southby, Geoff (c) ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 1 0 2 0
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 9 11 311 212 99 70 34 36 30

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
18 Carlson, Leigh ? ? 4 1 14 10 4 4 0 1 0
40 Clayton, Scott ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 3 0 0 1
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 2 5 15 11 4 5 0 0 2
7 Francis, Peter ? ? 0 0 30 26 4 8 0 1 3
38 Harris, Leon ? ? 1 0 19 12 7 5 0 1 2
15 Hinchen, Graeme ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 5 2 2 2
34 Lawrie, Grant ? ? 0 0 17 12 5 8 0 4 1
16 Lokan, Bill ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 5 0 3 2
19 McMahon, David ? ? 4 2 17 15 2 6 0 2 2
41 Murnane, Lee ? ? 2 0 9 7 2 4 0 0 2
6 O'Riley, Grant ? ? 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
44 Osborne, Richard ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
27 Parish, Les ? ? 2 1 19 13 6 0 0 1 4
3 Pert, Gary ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 3 0
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 3 3 11 9 2 5 5 1 2
9 Rendell, Matthew ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 6 43 2 2
1 Roos, Paul ? ? 0 1 21 16 5 8 0 1 3
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 3 1 2 2
21 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 0 2 12 8 4 4 7 3 1
4 Thornton, Ross ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 1 0 3 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 18 17 290 221 69 83 58 30 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