Round 11, 1978
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday June 17, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 100 points | Umpires: R.Sawers & J.Sutcliffe | Crowd: 25,388 Receipts: $27,488 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: P.Brown 6, R.Galt 6, K.Sheldon 3, G.Towns 3, M.Maclure 2, G.Whitnall 1, T.Keogh 1, J.Buckley 1, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: A.Jesaulenko, P.Brown, D.McKay, M.Maclure, R.Galt, B.Doull, G.Towns, A.Mangels, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: D.Booth (St Kilda) reported by field umpire R.Sawers on a charge of striking G.Towns (Carlton) with a right clenched fist to the neck in the first quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injuries: D.McKay (strained ankle) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
This was Rod Austin's 100th game and Carlton won by a hundred points.
Rod 'Spook' Galt and Peter Brown feasted on a St. Kilda side that was going through a horror run of outs. Future premiership Blue Val "Slav" Perovic was in the best for the Saints during this clash.
Team
| B: | 10 Alan Mangels | 20 Geoff Southby | 18 Kevin Heath |
| HB: | 25 Alex Jesaulenko (cc) | 43 David McKay (vc) | 21 Rod Austin |
| C: | 1 Denis Collins | 9 Greg Towns | 30 Tony Pickett |
| HF: | 11 Bruce Doull | 36 Mark Maclure | 12 Barry Armstrong |
| F: | 17 Rod Galt | 41 Peter Brown | 5 Ken Sheldon |
| Ruck: | 28 Peter Jones | 8 Trevor Keogh | 14 Rod Ashman |
| Interchange: | 7 Graeme Whitnall | 16 Jim Buckley | |
| Coach: | Alex Jesaulenko | ||
Milestones
100 Games: Rod Austin
Gallery
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1978 Rd 11 - Bruce Doull in front of Russell Greene. -
1978 Rd 11 - Dennis Collins -
1978 Rd 11 - Dennis Collins in pursuit of the footy. -
1978 Rd 11 - Dennis Collins on the burst. -
1978 Rd 11 - Future Blue Bernie Evans. -
1978 Rd 11 - Jezza and Kevin Heath on the mark. -
1978 Rd 11 - McConville kicks 9 goals. -
1978 Rd 11 - Rod Austin. -
1978 Rd 11 - Rod Austin. -
1978 Rd 11 - Rod Austin's 100th Game. -
1978 Rd 11 - Rod Galt.
