1985 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 30 March 1985 between Carlton and Footscray during round 1 of the 1985 VFL season. Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park. Wayne Johnston captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Carlton
W. Johnston (capt.), T. Alvin, R. Ashman, R. Baynes, W. Blackwell, J. Buckley, B. Doull, D. Glascott, W. Harmes, B. Hartney, W. Jones, M. MacLure, F. Marchesani, A. Marcou, P. Meldrum, A. Montgomery, W. Ralph, B. Reid, D. Rhys-Jones, B. Shine

Footscray
L. Bamblett, S. Beasley, T. Buhagiar, B. Cordy, N. Cordy, A. Daniels, M. Egan, M. Ford, P. Foster, R. Groenewegen, B. Hardie, D. Hawkins, R. Kennedy, S. MacPherson, M. McLean, A. Purser, B. Royal, J. Sewell, S. Wallis, I. Williams

Carlton (17.10.112) were defeated by Footscray (22.10.142).

Goalkickers
Carlton: D. Rhys-Jones (3), R. Ashman (2), J. Buckley (2), M. MacLure (2), W. Ralph (2), W. Blackwell, W. Johnston, W. Jones, A. Marcou, P. Meldrum, A. Montgomery
Footscray: S. Beasley (9), T. Buhagiar (3), S. MacPherson (3), L. Bamblett (2), R. Groenewegen (2), N. Cordy, D. Hawkins, B. Royal

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 10th on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1985 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Carlton v Footscray
Date: Saturday 30 March 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 27,059

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Footscray
Score: 17.10.112 - 22.10.142

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 2 5 . 4 11 . 6 17 . 10 17 . 10 (112)
Footscray 3 . 2 9 . 3 17 . 7 22 . 10 22 . 10 (142)
Margin level FOOT by 23 FOOT by 37 FOOT by 30 FOOT by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: David Parkin (Carlton), Mick Malthouse (Footscray)
Captains: Wayne Johnston (Carlton), unknown (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Howe, J. Russo

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Brad Hardie FOOT 4 3
Robert Groenewegen FOOT 14 2
Simon Beasley FOOT 18 1

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
31 Alvin, Tom ? ? 0 0 27 19 8 3 0 2 0
14 Ashman, Rod ? ? 2 1 20 18 2 4 0 1 1
20 Baynes, Rhett ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 5 10 1 1
8 Blackwell, Wayne ? ? 1 0 27 16 11 7 0 1 0
16 Buckley, Jim ? ? 2 2 22 20 2 2 0 1 0
11 Doull, Bruce ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 0 0 3 1
32 Glascott, David ? ? 0 0 18 7 11 0 0 0 0
37 Harmes, Wayne ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 3 0 3 3
24 Hartney, Brendan ? ? 0 0 18 10 8 2 0 2 2
7 Johnston, Wayne (c) ? ? 1 2 16 14 2 5 0 1 0
2 Jones, Warren ? ? 1 0 12 7 5 7 12 2 2
36 MacLure, Mark ? ? 2 3 18 10 8 8 1 2 4
25 Marchesani, Frank ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 1
34 Marcou, Alex ? ? 1 0 16 12 4 2 0 0 0
23 Meldrum, Paul ? ? 1 0 19 14 5 3 0 1 0
18 Montgomery, Allan ? ? 1 0 19 11 8 4 0 3 2
22 Ralph, Warren ? ? 2 1 6 4 2 4 0 1 0
17 Reid, Bruce ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 1 0 4 2
26 Rhys-Jones, David ? ? 3 0 10 8 2 1 0 3 0
10 Shine, Brad ? ? 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 0 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 17 10 317 208 109 63 23 32 19

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
9 Bamblett, Les ? ? 2 3 15 14 1 6 0 1 3
18 Beasley, Simon ? ? 9 2 15 13 2 10 0 1 2
21 Buhagiar, Tony ? ? 3 0 18 17 1 5 0 2 3
49 Cordy, Brian ? ? 0 0 26 24 2 8 0 1 0
29 Cordy, Neil ? ? 1 0 19 13 6 8 0 2 2
11 Daniels, Allen ? ? 0 1 21 20 1 3 0 0 0
10 Egan, Mick ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 3 0 0 0
45 Ford, Michael ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 0 1
32 Foster, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 4 0 2 2
14 Groenewegen, Robert ? ? 2 1 21 15 6 7 2 2 6
4 Hardie, Brad ? ? 0 0 24 20 4 9 0 0 0
7 Hawkins, Doug ? ? 1 0 21 15 6 8 0 1 1
8 Kennedy, Rick ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 5 0 0 3
27 MacPherson, Stephen ? ? 3 2 16 11 5 4 0 3 3
51 McLean, Michael ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 4 0 1 0
1 Purser, Andrew ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 15 1 2
33 Royal, Brian ? ? 1 0 15 15 0 5 0 1 3
2 Sewell, Jim ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1
24 Wallis, Steve ? ? 0 0 27 21 6 8 0 0 0
5 Williams, Ian ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 22 10 314 248 66 103 17 19 32

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