1984 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1984 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 7 of the 1984 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. Wayne Johnston captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), B. Bailey, D. Cordner, R. Ellingworth, J. Fidge, P. Giles, Gerard Healy, Greg Healy, D. Hughes, S. Icke, A. Jarrott, A. Johnson, P. Moore, M. O'Sullivan, R. Richards, S. Smith, P. Thorne, M. Withers, R. Wright, S. Zantuck

Carlton
W. Johnston (capt.), R. Austin, W. Blackwell, J. Buckley, M. Buckley, B. Doull, D. Glascott, B. Hartney, D. Honybun, S. Howell, M. MacLure, A. Marcou, P. Maylin, P. Meldrum, A. Montgomery, F. Murphy, V. Perovic, W. Ralph, G. Southby, M. Williams

Melbourne (16.9.105) were defeated by Carlton (18.14.122).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Cordner (5), G. Healy (3), S. Smith (2), P. Thorne (2), B. Bailey, P. Giles, A. Johnson, M. Withers
Carlton: W. Ralph (7), P. Meldrum (4), W. Blackwell (2), F. Murphy (2), D. Honybun, M. MacLure, A. Montgomery

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1984 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 12 May 1984
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 41,079

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 16.9.105 - 18.14.122

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 6 . 4 11 . 5 15 . 7 16 . 9 16 . 9 (105)
Carlton 2 . 6 4 . 6 10 . 11 18 . 14 18 . 14 (122)
Margin MELB by 22 MELB by 41 MELB by 26 CARL by 17 CARL by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), David Parkin (Carlton)
Captains: Robert Flower (Melbourne), Wayne Johnston (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: S. Carbines, J. Russo

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Wayne Johnston CARL 7 3
Peter Moore MELB 30 2
Robert Flower MELB 2 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Bailey, Bret ? ? 1 1 20 16 4 2 0 3 1
28 Cordner, David ? ? 5 0 7 7 0 5 1 1 2
14 Ellingworth, Roger ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 1 2 0
44 Fidge, John ? ? 0 0 7 3 4 2 0 2 0
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 0 2 19 8 11 2 0 0 0
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 1 0 23 19 4 8 0 4 3
3 Healy, Gerard ? ? 0 0 17 14 3 5 1 1 3
33 Healy, Greg ? ? 3 2 18 15 3 8 0 1 2
10 Hughes, Danny ? ? 0 1 9 6 3 1 0 0 2
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 23 6 17 7 0 1 2
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 5 0 1 2
9 Johnson, Alan ? ? 1 1 20 15 5 2 0 0 2
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 0 0 24 16 8 15 25 3 2
6 O'Sullivan, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 0 4
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 0
1 Smith, Steven ? ? 2 1 18 13 5 8 3 1 2
8 Thorne, Peter ? ? 2 0 17 11 6 4 0 2 4
15 Withers, Mark ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 1 0 2 3
19 Wright, Rodney ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 3 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 16 9 297 198 99 84 32 25 35

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Austin, Rod ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 6 0 0 4
8 Blackwell, Wayne ? ? 2 2 20 17 3 6 0 3 1
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 0 0 1
10 Buckley, Mark ? ? 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 6 1 2 1
32 Glascott, David ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 1 0 3 0
24 Hartney, Brendan ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 7 0 3 0
3 Honybun, David ? ? 1 0 9 7 2 3 20 2 2
12 Howell, Scott ? ? 0 1 7 4 3 4 7 0 2
7 Johnston, Wayne (c) ? ? 0 0 24 19 5 3 0 2 2
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 1 2 20 13 7 7 2 5 2
34 Marcou, Alex ? ? 0 1 26 18 8 3 0 4 0
13 Maylin, Phil ? ? 0 0 24 15 9 4 0 1 1
23 Meldrum, Paul ? ? 4 0 19 13 6 3 0 2 1
18 Montgomery, Allan ? ? 1 0 13 13 0 3 0 2 1
30 Murphy, Fraser ? ? 2 1 12 4 8 0 0 0 1
15 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 21 17 4 7 0 1 1
22 Ralph, Warren ? ? 7 3 14 14 0 8 2 2 1
20 Southby, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 5 0 1 2
39 Williams, Mark ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 0 1 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 18 14 303 222 81 78 33 35 25

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