Round 12, 1970
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
| Venue: Windy Hill | Date: Saturday June 20, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 5 points | Umpire: R.Sleeth | Crowd: 20,270 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: A.Jesaulenko 3, A.Gallagher 2, S.Jackson 2, B.Crosswell 2, D.McKay 1, W.Lofts 1, K.Hall 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: A.Gallagher, V.Waite, S.Jackson, B.Crosswell, J.Goold, W.Lofts. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injuries: A.Jesaulenko (bruised stomach muscle), D.Munari (strained groin), B.Gill (bruised knee) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
The Blues were fortunate to escape fom Windy Hill with the 4 points taking the match by virtue of better conversion despite trailling 21-26 on scoring shots. Essendon opened with 8 behinds before scoring their first major with their last shot of the first term. Thereafter the teams were evenly-matched throughout in a game played in very heavy conditions.
Late in the last quarter with scores tied Blues newcomer Peter Fyffe was slung when attempting to clear from near his own goal-line only to see his kick slew through for a Bomber behind. Fortunately Carlton managed to get the ball forward where Brent Crosswell produced the match-winning goal.
Team
| B: | 21 Barry Gill | 30 Vin Waite | 43 David McKay |
| HB: | 3 Kevin Hall | 11 John Goold | 44 Peter Fyffe |
| C: | 6 Garry Crane | 13 Bert Thornley | 15 Phil Pinnell |
| HF: | 5 Syd Jackson | 20 Wes Lofts (vc) | 17 Brent Crosswell |
| F: | 28 Peter Jones | 25 Alex Jesaulenko | 8 Dennis Munari |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls (c) | 22 Neil Chandler | 10 Adrian Gallagher |
| Res: | 16 Gary Lawson-Smith | 9 Peter Kerr | |
| Coach: | Ron Barassi | ||
Milestones
Last Game: Peter Kerr
