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Match Report
Round 9 · 1968
131vs75

20.11·10.15

CARLTON won by 56
DateSaturday · 15 June 1968
VenuePrinces Park
Attendance15,340
Margin56 pts
By the Quarter

Quarter-by-Quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Carlton
5.5
35
9.8
62
14.11
95
20.11
131
131
North Melbourne
4.6
30
4.9
33
7.14
56
10.15
75
75
The Match

Match Report

Results:Won by 56 points

Umpire: Perkins

Goalkickers: Jesaulenko 6, Kekovich 4, Auchettl, Jones, Gallagher 3, Munari 1.

Reports: Injuries: Nicholls (cut mouth)

Ladder: 3rd with 7 wins, 2 losses (12 teams) and a percentage of 138.1

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Game Review

A perfect day for football and good football was what was played in the first quarter by both sides. Fast, open and clean. Long kicks and great forward play by both sides. Jesaulenko showed he was going to have a good day by the 2 different opponents he had in the first quarter. Carlton led by 5 points at the first change after a very even and crowd-pleasing opening.

Carlton slipped into top gear in the second quarter. With Nicholls and Silvagni winning well in the rucks and Auchettl and Gallagher driving the ball down-field, they raced away with the game. North did not quite know what to do with the ball when they got it. They could manage only 3 points to Carlton’s 4-4 for the quarter.

Barassi shifted Kekovich to a forward flank 10 minutes into the third quarter in an effort to get him going. The brilliant Jesaulenko went to Full Forward and both ran riot. They kicked 3 and 2 goals respectively for the quarter and took the North defence apart.

Carlton with greater marking, better kicking to position and a brilliant forward line to control the game to lead by 39 points at ¾ time.

Carlton went on in the last quarter to kick 6 goals to 3 and Jesaulenko who kicked 2 for the quarter beat his 4th opponent for the day.

Umpire Perkins was not very consistent and had both players and spectators confused with his decisions. The standard of umpiring has been anything but good so far this year!

Best for Carlton were Jesaulenko with 6 goals, Silvagni, Nicholls, Crane, Stewart (returning to his best), Auchettl, Gallagher, Munari, Jones and Kekovich. Best for North were McCarthy, Sam Kekovich, Farrant, McGrath and Steward.

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Team

B:

19 Ian Collins

20 Wes Lofts

42 Robert Walls

HB:

26 Graeme Anderson

11 John Goold

3 Kevin Hall

C:

39 Cliff Stewart

17 Brent Crosswell

6 Garry Crane

HF:

41 Ron Auchettl

25 Alex Jesaulenko

34 Ian Robertson

F:

28 Peter Jones

16 Brian Kekovich

8 Dennis Munari

Ruck:

2 John Nicholls (acting capt.)

1 Serge Silvagni

10 Adrian Gallagher

Res:

44 Ron Stone

7 Ted Hopkins

Coach:

Ron Barassi

Highlights

Alex Jesaulenko six goals was a personal best by the Blues star forward.

By the Numbers

Player Statistics

Carlton

#PlayerKIHBDIMKGLBHGAIFMIUPBOTKRB1%FFFACPCMCLCGHOBR%P
1Sergio SilvagniSergio Silvagni195248----------23-------
2John NichollsJohn Nicholls101114-1--------22----28--
3Kevin HallKevin Hall91101----------12-------
6Gary CraneGary Crane181198----------11-------
7Ted HopkinsTed Hopkins6-61-------------------
8Dennis MunariDennis Munari14115112---------2-------
10Adrian GallagherAdrian Gallagher2232553---------11-------
11John GooldJohn Goold103132----------14-------
16Brian KekovichBrian Kekovich10313141--------32-------
17Brent CrosswellBrent Crosswell155203----------11-------
19Ian CollinsIan Collins91103----------2--------
20Wes LoftsWes Lofts8-87-----------2-------
25Alex JesaulenkoAlex Jesaulenko18220762---------1-------
26Graeme AndersonGraeme Anderson617------------1-------
28Peter JonesPeter Jones761393----------3----14--
34Ian RobertsonIan Robertson7-71-2--------24----1--
39Cliff StewartCliff Stewart182204-1--------2--------
41Ron AuchettlRon Auchettl1952443---------11-------
42Robert WallsRobert Walls101114-------------------
44Ron StoneRon Stone1-1--------------------
Team Total2364127773209--------1930----43--
Team Average11.82.013.83.61.00.5--------0.91.5----2.1--

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