Round 20, 1975

Carlton 3.2 20 8.4 52 10.8 68 14.11 95 Richmond 2.3 15 8.8 56 12.13 85 13.20 98	Venue: M.C.G.	Date: Saturday August 16, 1975
Result: Lose by 3 points	Umpire: Mike Henry	Crowd: 49,756 Receipts: $42,472
Goalkickers: R.Walls 3, R.Ashman 3, M.Fitzpatrick 2, D.McKay 2, S.Jackson 1, C.Davis 1, P.Jones 1, M.Maclure 1.
Best: M.Fitzpatrick, D.McKay, R.Walls, V.Waite, R.Ashman, P.Jones, R.Austin, B.Doull, J.O'Connor.
Reports: Nil	Injuries: C.Davis (mild concussion)

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Game Review

The Blues-Tigers clash was a topsy-turvy affair as the injury-depleted Blues fought off a tenacious Richmond. Allan Edwards, Neville Roberts and Bruce Monteath, led the Tiger charge. The Tigers would have dropped out of the five if beaten and the Blues were without three key men in Southby, Jesaulenko and Kennedy. It was a tight and fierce contest all day and Richmond was embarrassed early by Carlton's pace and system. When Rod Ashman booted two goals near the five-minute mark in the second quarter it looked like the Blues would tear away, but the Tigers then added nine goals to two, thanks to the power of Neil Balme and the pace and strength of Roberts and Monteath. Mike Fitzpatrick then showed the sort of form that had made him the highest-priced recruit in Australia and David McKay and Peter Jones took control in the air as the Blues retreived the situation and drew level 14 minutes into the final term. The Tigers would valiantly hold on and win which enabled them to retain its spot in the five, sitting in fourth spot and Carlton was second. -Inside Football

In a game of mixed fortunes, these arch rivals figured in one of the three last quarter lead-changing games of the day, but it was the Tigers who finished in front at the final siren - by a mere three points. Early in the game Carlton opened up a 23 point lead and then midway through the third term it was Richmond's turn and they led by 22 points. The Blues came back and the lead changed several times in the last quarter. - Football Record.

Team

B:	19 John O'Connell	21 Rod Austin	30 Vin Waite
HB:	36 Mark Maclure	11 Bruce Doull	15 Phil Pinnell
C:	26 Ray Byrne	5 Syd Jackson	10 Alan Mangels
HF:	8 Trevor Keogh	42 Robert Walls (acting capt.)	43 David McKay
F:	3 Mike Fitzpatrick	23 Craig Davis	14 Rod Ashman
Ruck:	28 Peter Jones (acting vc)	7 Graeme Whitnall	12 Barry Armstrong
Res:	24 Russell Ohlsen	13 Eric Pascoe
Coach:	John Nicholls

Gallery

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  1975 Rd 20 - Barry Armstrong.Pic: Football Life.
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  1975 Rd 20 - Mike Fitzpatrick.
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  1975 Rd 20 - Robert Walls fires of a handball.
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  1975 Rd 20 - Rod Ashman gets a clearing kick.

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