Qualifying Final, 1975
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
| Venue: M.C.G. | Date: Saturday September 6, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Lose by 20 points | Umpire: M.Henry | Crowd: 74,015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: R.Walls 4, T.Keogh 2, D.McKay 2, P.Jones 2, R.Ashman 1, R.Austin 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: B.Doull, G.Southby, M.Maclure, C.Davis, R.Ashman, R.Walls, G.Crane. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: A.Jesaulenko (knee). | |||||||||||||||||||
| Replacements: S.Jackson by R.Ohlsen at half time. A.Jesaulenko (knee) by B.Quirk in last quarter. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
As soon as the rains came at half time, Carlton's chances were 'washed' away!!! Carlton was not a wet weather team in the mid 70's (this changed to some extent by the early 80's).
However, their poor form over the previous few weeks was an indicator of how this game would turn out.
Player Statistics
Team
| B: | 19 John O'Connell | 20 Geoff Southby | 30 Vin Waite |
| HB: | 25 Alex Jesaulenko (c) | 11 Bruce Doull | 36 Mark Maclure |
| C: | 26 Ray Byrne | 5 Syd Jackson | 6 Garry Crane |
| HF: | 21 Rod Austin | 42 Robert Walls (vc) | 43 David McKay |
| F: | 3 Mike Fitzpatrick | 23 Craig Davis | 14 Rod Ashman |
| Ruck: | 28 Peter Jones (dvc) | 8 Trevor Keogh | 12 Barry Armstrong |
| Res: | 24 Russell Ohlsen | 32 Bryan Quirk | |
| Coach: | John Nicholls | ||
Milestones
100 Games: Barry Armstrong
50 Games: Rod Ashman
Last Game: Bryan Quirk
--- Round 22 | Semi Final
