Round 17, 1975

Carlton 2.0 12 6.0 36 11.4 70 15.11 101 Hawthorn 4.2 26 8.7 55 12.10 82 15.15 105	Venue: Princes Park	Date: Saturday July 26, 1975
Result: Lose by 4 points	Umpire: John Sutcliffe	Crowd: 31,104 Receipts: $27,737
Goalkickers: G.Kennedy 4, D.McKay 3, M.Fitzpatrick 2, M.Maclure 2, S.Jackson 1, T.Keogh 1, R.Ohlsen 1, P.Jones 1.
Best: A.Jesaulenko, S.Jackson, P.Jones, G.Southby, B.Armstrong, T.Keogh.
Reports: Nil	Injuries: Nil

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Game Review

Despite an impressive second half, the Blues went down to Hawthorn (via defender Brian Douge's late goal) by 4 points in this exciting contest at Princes Park. No two clubs had ever dominated a season up to this point as these two had. Ultimately, neither was able to clinch the flag. Former St Kilda ruckman-forward Rod Galt made his debut for Carlton, adding to the Blues' already impressive line-up of big men.

This game was noticeable for the infamous 'boomerang' goal. A Hawthorn player had a shot from the boundary line. The ball appeared to go across the face of the goals without scoring. However, the goal umpire said that the ball had crossed the goal line, then swung out, and so a goal was awarded. Monday's Sun newspaper even had a handy diagram showing what had happened.

As expected the two League leaders put on an outstanding exhibition of power football at Princes Park, where Carlton lost by a mere four points. The lead changed at least six times in a thrill-packed last quarter. Hawthorn's win was their 11th in a row, which equals their best ever winning run created in 1961 (when they won the Grand Final). It was only the Hawks ninth century score in 51 years against Carlton - four in the last three years. It was the Blues third loss of the season (Haw, Nth Melb. and Essendon), but they showed great form, even without vice-captain Robert Walls and rover Rod Ashman. - Football Record.

Team

B:	19 John O'Connell	20 Geoff Southby	17 Rod Galt
HB:	25 Alex Jesaulenko (c)	36 Mark Maclure	15 Phil Pinnell
C:	7 Graeme Whitnall	5 Syd Jackson	10 Alan Mangels
HF:	24 Russell Ohlsen	43 David McKay	16 Greg Kennedy
F:	28 Peter Jones (acting vc)	23 Craig Davis	8 Trevor Keogh
Ruck:	3 Mike Fitzpatrick	11 Bruce Doull	12 Barry Armstrong
Res:	32 Bryan Quirk	31 Danny Halloran
Coach:	John Nicholls

Milestones

Debut (Carlton): Rod Galt

Gallery

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  1975 Rd 17 Jesaulenko & Scott Clash.
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  1975 Rd 17 - A balanced Syd Jackson.Pic: Football Life.
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  1975 Rd 17 - A worried looking Percy Jones.Pic: Football Life.
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  1975 Rd 17 - An affectionate Percy Jones with Swan McKay.Pic: Football Life.
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  1975 Rd 17 - An anxious looking Percy Jones.Pic: Football Life.
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  1975 Rd 17 - An ecstatic Percy Jones.Pic: Football Life.
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  1975 Rd 17 - Craig Davis flies for a big grab.Pic: Football Life.
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  1975 Rd 17 - Craig Davis flies for a mark.
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  1975 Rd 17 - Greg Kennedy marks as Percy Jones celebrates.
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  1975 Rd 17 - Match of the Season; Blues Vs Hawks.Football Life.
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  1975 Rd 17 - Percy Jones vs Hawks.
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  1975 Rd 17 - Syd Jackson breaks away from Trott.Pic: Football Life.
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  1975 R 17 - Syd Jackson cases the ball ahead of Stuart Trott.

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