Semi Final, 1973

Carlton 1.6 12 6.11 47 9.12 66 15.17 107 Collingwood 4.8 32 5.9 39 9.14 68 12.15 87	Venue: VFL Park - Waverley	Date: Saturday September 15, 1973
Result: Win by 20 points	Umpire: Ian Robinson	Crowd: 60,072
Goalkickers: C.Davis 4, D.McKay 3, B.Walsh 3, J.Nicholls 3, R.Walls 1, K.Hall 1.
Best: G.Southby, C.Davis, B.Armstrong, G.Crane, R.Byrne, B.Walsh, P.Jones, D.McKay, J.Nicholls.
Reports:	Injuries:

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Game Review

The crowd for this game was a VFL Park record, and they saw a typically willing contest between the games' fiercest rivals. Halfway through the last quarter, the Magpies led by 12 points and were seemingly set for victory. But it was then that John Nicholls took control in the ruck, and kicked two team-lifting goals in quick succession. Collingwood's defence crumbled, and the Blues rammed through three more late goals to win by 20 points.

Team

B:	26 Ray Byrne	20 Geoff Southby	30 Vin Waite
HB:	11 Bruce Doull	17 Brent Crosswell	15 Phil Pinnell
C:	27 David Dickson	12 Barry Armstrong	6 Garry Crane
HF:	23 Craig Davis	42 Robert Walls (vc)	3 Kevin Hall
F:	2 John Nicholls (cc)	25 Alex Jesaulenko (dvc)	18 Brian Walsh
Ruck:	28 Peter Jones	43 David McKay	8 Trevor Keogh
Res:	21 Rod Austin	32 Bryan Quirk
Coach:	John Nicholls

Milestones

Score Records: This win would be Carlton's last finals win until 1978, commencing a record equalling run of 5 consecutive finals losses

Footage

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrSyHSL4arw Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66pBXNmA9W8

Gallery

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  1973 2nd Semi - Geoff Southby dashes away from Len Thompson.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Agony in the Woods.Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Big Nick pumps the ball long.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Big Nick talks to Bert Deacon.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Big Nick; Nail biting waiting.Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Blues easily defeat Magpies.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Carlton gets the crowds at VFL Park.Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Carlton Supporters after the game.Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Craig Davis flies for a hanger.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Footy Record Cover.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Geoff Southby dashes away from defence.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Geoff Southby; player of the week.Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Match Preview.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Match Review.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Percy Jones in a marking contest.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Player Profiles (pg 1 of 2).
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  1973 2nd Semi - Player Profiles (pg 2 of 2).
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  1973 2nd Semi - Player Ratings Vs Magpies.Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Player Stats Vs Magpies.Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Robert Walls kicking the footy.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Team List & Selections (pg 1 of 2).
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  1973 2nd Semi - Team List & Selections (pg 2 of 2).
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  1973 2nd Semi Final Match Review.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Geoff Southby dashes away from Len Thompson.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Agony in the Woods.Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Big Nick pumps the ball long.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Big Nick talks to Bert Deacon.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Big Nick; Nail biting waiting.Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Blues easily defeat Magpies.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Carlton gets the crowds at VFL Park.Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Carlton Supporters after the game.Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Craig Davis flies for a hanger.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Footy Record Cover.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Geoff Southby dashes away from defence.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Geoff Southby; player of the week.Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Match Preview.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Match Review.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Percy Jones in a marking contest.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Player Profiles (pg 1 of 2).
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  1973 2nd Semi - Player Profiles (pg 2 of 2).
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  1973 2nd Semi - Player Ratings Vs Magpies.Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Player Stats Vs Magpies.Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Robert Walls kicking the footy.Pic: Inside Football.
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  1973 2nd Semi - Team List & Selections (pg 1 of 2).
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  1973 2nd Semi - Team List & Selections (pg 2 of 2).
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  1973 2nd Semi Final Match Review.

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