1972 Carlton Football Club season

December 2017 December 2017 Carlton Football Club 1972 George Harris John Nicholls John Nicholls Princes Park VFL season 1st (18–3–1) Finals series Premiers Championship of Australia Runners-up Best and Fairest Geoff Southby Greg Kennedy (76) 1971 1973 The 1972 Carlton Football Club season was the Carlton Football Club's 109th season of competition, and 76th as a member of the Victorian Football League. Carlton fielded teams in the senior, reserves and under-19s grades of the 1972 VFL season. Under captain-coach John Nicholls, who assumed the coaching role this season after the departure of dual-premiership coach Ron Barassi at the end of 1971, Carlton won the VFL minor and major premierships, defeating in the Grand Final. It was the 11th senior VFL premiership in the club's history. Following the VFL season, Carlton competed in the Championship of Australia tournament, finishing runner-up to the SANFL's North Adelaide. The club then embarked upon a world tour, playing three exhibition matches overseas against an Australian All-Stars team. Club summary The 1972 VFL season was the 76th season of the VFL competition since its inception in 1897; and, having competed in every season, it was also the 76th season contested by the Carlton Football Club. As it had been since 1897, the club's home ground was Princes Park in North Carlton; additionally, it was standard for all clubs in the league at the time to play three or four matches per year at the neutral VFL Park in Mulgrave.Stephen Rodgers Viking O'Neal Every Game Ever Played, VFL/AFL Results 1897–1991 525 Ringwood, VIC In addition to its senior team, Carlton fielded teams in both the VFL reserves and under-19s competitions. Senior personnel George Harris continued as club president through 1972, a position he had held since after the 1964 season.Official Website of the Carlton Football Club The Carlton Honour Board https://web.archive.org/web/20120722043041/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/TheClub/History/HonourBoard/tabid/9168/Default.aspx 22 July 2012 Retrieved on 19 April 2007. Following the 1971 season, Ron Barassi stepped down as coach; at the time, he left to focus on his business career, although he ultimately returned to VFL coaching (at ) after only a year.Ron Barassi Sport Australia Hall of Fame https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/ron-barassi/ 24 September 2020 Barassi had coached Carlton for seven seasons, and led the team to two senior premierships: 1968 and 1970. John Nicholls, who had been captain since mid-1968, took on Barassi's former role to become captain-coach. Squad and player statistics for 1972 The following is the final senior squad as announced at the start of the 1972 season. Numbers in parentheses represent games played and goals kicked for Carlton in the 1972 VFL premiership season. Only supplementary players who played a senior match during the season are listed. Carlton Football Club midnightblue white midnightblue white The Age 27 March 1972 20 League Final Teams Melbournehttp://afltables.com/afl/stats/1972.html 1972 Stats - Player Lists AFL Tables 20 October 2012 Senior list 2 John Nicholls (25,28) y 3 Kevin Hall (13,1) 5 Syd Jackson (23,21) 6 Garry Crane (10,1) 7 Andrew Lukas (22,3) 8 Trevor Keogh (26,23) 9 John Warden (2,0) 10 Adrian Gallagher (23,34) 11 Bruce Doull (26,1) 12 Barry Armstrong (20,15) 13 Eric Pascoe (1,1) 15 Phillip Pinnell (20,0) 16 Greg Kennedy (22,76) 17 Brent Crosswell (14,18) 18 Brian Walsh (6,4) 19 John O'Connell (20,0) 20 Geoff Southby (25,0) 21 Barry Gill (3,0) 22 Neil Chandler (4,2) 23 Peter Warburton (2,0) 24 Peter Fyffe (8,1) 25 Alex Jesaulenko (25,33) 27 David Dickson (24,13) 28 Peter "Percy" Jones (24,34) 29 Paul O'Brien (1,0) 30 Vin Waite (20,1) 32 Bryan Quirk (17,4) 33 Paul Hurst (21,0) 34 Ian Robertson (16,8) 35 Barry Mulcair (0,0) 38 Mark Amos (0,0) 42 Robert Walls (25,47) 43 David McKay (26,17) Murray Dickson (0,0) Greg Lethborg (0,0) Lance Styles (0,0) Gary Whitney (0,0) Supplementaries 31 Peter Hall (3,2) 45 Rod Austin (4,0) John Nicholls Playing list changes The following summarises player transfers to and from the club between the conclusion of the 1971 season and the conclusion of the 1972 season. In Player Previous club League Comments Victoria David Dickson Preston VFA Tasmania Murray Dickson Hobart TANFL Victoria Greg Kennedy Eaglehawk Bendigo FL Country zone selection Tasmania Greg Lethborg Scottsdale NTFA Victoria Eric Pascoe Northern UnitedHolmesby Russell Main Jim BAS Publishing Melbourne 2004 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: Every Carlton AFL Player Ever 161 Bendigo FL Country zone selection Tasmania Gary Whitney City-South NTFA Out Player New Club League Comments Victoria Mark Amos VFL On the Carlton senior list at the start of the year, but later cleared to Fitzroyhttp://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mark_Amos.html Mark Amos – Statistics AFL Tables 21 October 2012 Victoria Bill Barrot VFL Initially retired, before attempting a return to league football with North Melbourne.Holmesby Russell Main Jim BAS Publishing Melbourne 2004 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: Every Carlton AFL Player Ever 11 Victoria Ian Collins Port Melbourne VFA Victoria John Goold Retired Victoria Ted Hopkins Retired Gary Lawson-Smith Retired Victoria Ricky McLean VFL Victoria Chris Mitchell Retired Victoria Sergio Silvagni Retired Season summary Pre-season practice matches Carlton played three practice matches during March 1972 – including, as it turned out, matches against both of the teams it would face in Grand Finals later in the year: and . Carlton won all three practice matches. Date Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result Sunday, 5 March 18.16 (124) 20.11 (131) Won by 7 pointsThe Age Melbourne 6 March 1972 Jim Robb Wayne Walsh reported Lake Oval (A) Saturday, 18 March 12.7 (79) 23.19 (157) Won by 78 pointsThe Age Melbourne 20 March 1972 Carlton finds ruck hope 18 Prospect Oval (A) 3,000 (approx.) Saturday, 25 March 14.14 (98) 13.19 (97) Won by 1 pointThe Age Melbourne 27 March 1972 20 Peter McFarline War... a week in advance Princes Park (H) Home-and-away season Carlton finished the home-and-away season as the minor premiers in 1972, with a win–loss record of 18–3–1. The team sat as low as 6th after Round 4 with a record of 2–1–1, but lost only two of its remaining eighteen matches for the season, moving up to and holding first place from Round 12 until the end of the season. Two of Carlton's three losses were by fewer than six points; a 31-point loss against in Round 14 was the worst performance of the home-and-away season. Despite the strong performance, Carlton was in a constant fight for the minor premiership with , who finished with a record of 18–4–0. Richmond drew within half a game of Carlton after beating them in Round 14; both teams then won all of their remaining eight matches, maintaining that half-game margin until the end of the season. Carlton came very close to losing the minor premiership in the final round, eventually beating by three points with the significant assistance of Footscray's inaccurate goalkicking .Stephen Rodgers Viking O'Neal Every Game Ever Played, VFL/AFL Results 1897–1991 543 Ringwood, VIC RoundDate and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladderposition Home Away Result 1 Saturday, 1 April (2:10 pm) 11.15 (81) 10.10 (70) Won by 11 points Princes Park (H) 33,601 5th 2 Saturday, 8 April (2:10 pm) 10.15 (75) 11.9 (75) Match drawn Victoria Park (A) 37,070 4th 3 Saturday, 15 April (2:10 pm) 14.10 (94) 18.18 (126) Won by 32 points Lake Oval (A) 20,491 3rd 4 Saturday, 22 April (2:10 pm) 15.14 (104) 15.19 (109) Lost by 5 points Princes Park (H) 28,377 6th 5 Tuesday, 25 April (2:10 pm) 10.13 (73) 13.10 (88) Won by 15 points VFL Park (A) 50,367 6th 6 Saturday, 6 May (2:10 pm) 22.15 (147) 14.14 (98) Won by 49 points Princes Park (H) 18,365 3rd 7 Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm) 10.15 (75) 5.8 (38) Won by 37 points VFL Park (H) 30,114 2nd 8 Saturday, 20 May (2:10 pm) StK 10.12 (72) 14.15 (99) Won by 27 points Moorabbin Oval (A) 31,547 1st 9 Saturday, 27 May (2:10 pm) 16.13 (109) 6.11 (47) Won by 62 points Princes Park (H) 15,626 1st 10 Saturday, 3 June (2:10 pm) 11.22 (88) 13.7 (85) Lost by 3 points Glenferrie Oval (A) 26,585 3rd 11 Saturday, 10 June (2:10 pm) 7.9 (51) 7.15 (57) Won by 6 points Western Oval (A) 23,948 2nd 12 Saturday, 24 June (2:10 pm) 8.7 (55) 13.13 (91) Won by 36 points VFL Park (A) 29,258 1st 13 Saturday, 1 July (2:10 pm) 10.10 (70) 9.8 (62) Won by 8 points Princes Park (H) 35,106 1st 14 Saturday, 8 July (2:10 pm) 17.17 (119) 13.10 (88) Lost by 31 points M.C.G. (A) 46,471 1st 15 Saturday, 15 July (2:10 pm) 20.8 (128) 8.15 (63) Won by 65 points Princes Park (H) 13,865 1st 16 Saturday, 22 July (2:10 pm) 20.13 (133) 17.15 (117) Won by 16 points Princes Park (H) 27,720 1st 17 Saturday, 29 July (2:10 pm) 9.13 (67) 17.17 (119) Won by 52 points Kardinia Park (A) 24,797 1st 18 Saturday, 5 August (2:10 pm) 8.18 (66) 11.11 (77) Won by 11 points M.C.G. (A) 33,364 1st 19 Saturday, 12 August (2:10 pm) StK 13.16 (94) 10.11 (71) Won by 23 points Princes Park (H) 22,109 1st 20 Saturday, 19 August (2:10 pm) 8.12 (60) 23.11 (149) Won by 89 points Arden Street Oval (A) 11,271 1st 21 Saturday, 26 August (2:10 pm) 24.12 (156) 11.22 (88) Won by 68 points Princes Park (H) 32,048 1st 22 Saturday, 2 September (2:10 pm) 13.8 (86) 11.17 (83) Won by 3 points Princes Park (H) 24,619 1st Source:AFL Tables 20 October 2012 1972 Season Scores and Results http://afltables.com/afl/seas/1972.html Finals series Under the new McIntyre Final Five, Carlton had a bye in the first week of finals, before playing qualifying final winner in the second semi-final. In a low-scoring match, Carlton held Richmond to only one goal in the first half, but Richmond was able to fight back and level the scores at 8.13 (61); Alex Jesaulenko had an unlikely set shot from 70m after the final siren to attempt win the game, but did not make the distance.The Herald Melbourne 16 September 1972 40 Alf Brown Umpire is attacked The match was replayed the following weekend, and Carlton suffered its heaviest loss of the season, by 41 points. In the preliminary final against StK, Carlton overcome an 11-point half-time deficit to win by 16 points, and to progress to the Grand Final. Entering the Grand Final, Richmond was the strong favourite, with bookmakers offering odds of 1–2. Richmond had a record of 11–0–1 from its last twelve games, and had a record of 3–0–1 in its four games against Carlton for the season, including inflicting Carlton's heaviest two losses. Some commentators thought Carlton was impressive enough against St Kilda to be a chance at winning, but most tipped Richmond for the premiership.The Herald Melbourne Don't give the Blues away Bob Davis 24 2 October 1972 In an unprecedentedly high scoring game, Carlton kicked eight goals in the first quarter and ten in the second quarter to set up a match-winning 45-point lead by half-time, which Richmond never challenged; Carlton ultimately won by 27 points. In a strong display from its forwards, Alex Jesaulenko kicked seven goals, and Robert Walls and John Nicholls kicked six each.http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1972/031419721007.html Carlton v Richmond - 07-Oct-1972 AFL Tables 21 October 2012 WeekDate and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result Week 1 Received first week bye for finishing as minor premiers Second semi-final Saturday, 16 September (2:30 pm) 8.13 (61) 8.13 (61) Match drawn VFL Park (H) 54,338 Second semi-final Replay Saturday, 23 September (2:30 pm) 9.15 (69) 15.20 (110) Lost by 41 points M.C.G. (H) 92,670 Preliminary Final Saturday, 30 September (2:30 pm) StK 16.13 (109) 13.15 (93) Won by 16 points M.C.G. (H) 96,272http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/Attendance-alterations-from-1908.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20151222074850/http://www.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/Attendance-alterations-from-1908.pdf dead 22 December 2015 Attendance alterations from 1908 19 December 2015 Australian Football League Grand Final Saturday, 7 October (2:50 pm) 22.18 (150) 28.9 (177) Won by 27 points M.C.G. (A) 112,393 Source: Championship of Australia The 1972 Championship of Australia series was played on the weekend following the VFL Grand Final. The tournament was held at the Adelaide Oval, with two semi-finals played on the Saturday, and the final and third-place playoff on the Sunday. The tournament was contested by the premiers of the four state leagues: Carlton (VFL), (SANFL), East Perth (WANFL), and City-South (from the NTFA, winner of the Tasmanian State Premiership). The prize for the winning team was $10,000. Carlton easily accounted for East Perth in its semi-final, a rough game from which several East Perth players earned suspensions. The Grand final against North Adelaide was a close contest; Carlton held a two-goal lead after five minutes of the final quarter, but did not score again and was overrun by North Adelaide by one point. WeekDate and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result Semi-final Saturday, 14 October (3:00 pm) East Perth 20.15 (135) 12.12 (84) Won by 51 pointsThe Advertiser Adelaide, SA 16 October 1972 17 Saturday's details Adelaide Oval (N) 19,599 Final Sunday, 15 October (3:00 pm) 10.13 (73) 10.12 (72) Lost by 1 pointThe Advertiser Adelaide, SA 16 October 1972 17 Keith Butler Courageous North defeats Carlton and wind Adelaide Oval (A) 23,213 World tour matches In October and November, Carlton and a team of All-Stars embarked upon a world tour, playing three exhibition matches in different countries. The All-Stars won the series 2–1. WeekDate Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Home Away Result 1 Sunday, 29 October All-Stars 12.12 (84) 10.18 (78) Won by 6 pointsThe Herald Melbourne 30 October 1972 Alf Brown 24 Carlton won match, but not the English The Oval, London, UK (N) 9,000 (approx.) 2 Sunday, 5 November1 N 1 All-Stars 19.10 (124) 19.13 (127) Lost by 3 pointsThe Herald Melbourne 7 November 1972 Alf Brown 34 The Greeks see Blues fail Athens, Greece (N) 3,000 (approx.) 3 Sunday, 12 November All-Stars 9.11 (65) 11.11 (77) Lost by 12 pointsThe Sun News-Pictorial Melbourne 13 November 1972 Ron Barassi 59 Stars down Blues Singapore (N) 8,500 (approx.) Ladder Ladder Car Premiership team The Carlton premiership twenty was as below. Carlton 19 John O'Connell 20 Geoff Southby 43 David McKay 30 Vin Waite 11 Bruce Doull 33 Paul Hurst 34 Ian Robertson 12 Barry Armstrong 27 David Dickson 22 Neil Chandler 42 Robert Walls 5 Syd Jackson 2 John Nicholls (c) 25 Alex Jesaulenko 8 Trevor Keogh 28 Peter Jones 3 Kevin Hall 10 Adrian Gallagher 7 Andrew Lukas 6 Garry Crane John Nicholls Notable events World tour From 22 October until 13 November, the Carlton team went on a three-week world tour. The tour was organised during the season by president George Harris. In addition to a busy social calendar, the tour featured three exhibition matches between Carlton and a team of All-Stars from other senior teams around Australia. When initially organised, the tour was to have featured matches at: The Oval in London, UK; on a temporary field in Stuttgart, West Germany; and at Lenin Stadium in Moscow, USSR – however, of these, only the London match went ahead. The Moscow match was abruptly cancelled by the Soviet Union, which cited "technical reasons" in its communication to the Australian embassy; Harris arranged for the Russian leg of the tour to instead be played in Athens, Greece. The Stuttgart match was then cancelled when it became apparent that an early winter would render the match unplayable; Harris organised for this leg of the tour to be played in Singapore.Alf Brown The Herald Moscow scraps Blues' match The All-Stars team which accompanied Carlton on the tour was announced in July. Twenty-two players were selected, each from a different club: eleven came from the other eleven VFL clubs, five came from SANFL clubs, five came from WAFL clubs and one came from Tasmania.15 July 1972 All Stars – without all the stars! http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-browse_image.php?galleryId=698&sort_mode=name_desc&imageId=14800&scalesize=o 1972 Carlton World Tour All-Stars Peter Bedford (Sth Melb.) Bob Beecroft (Swan Dist.) Malcolm Blight (Woodville) Mal Brown (East Perth) Tony Burgan (Sturt) Neil Button (Norwood) David Clarke () Peter Crimmins () Gary Dempsey () David Dench (Nth Melb.) Gary Hardeman () Royce Hart () Glynn Hewitt (West Adel.) Jim Leitch (Scottsdale) Harvey Merrigan () Ian Miller (Perth) Barry Price (Coll'wood) Barrie Robran (Nth Adel.) Ross Smith (StK) Peter Stephen (East Frem.) Alan Watling (West Perth) John Williams () Coach: Keith McKenzie () The first match was played as originally scheduled at The Oval in London. A purpose-built cricket venue, The Oval was an appropriate size and shape for Australian rules football; the hard centre wicket area was covered over with coir mats for the match. The Prince of Wales (now Charles III) was in attendance at the match, and met with the touring party prior to the game. The match drew a crowd of approximately 9,000 people, almost all of whom were Australian expatriates. Carlton won the match 12.12 (84) to 10.18 (78). The second match in Athens was the most bizarre of the tour. The game was played on a soccer pitch, which is both rectangular and significantly smaller than a typical Australian rules football field; to accommodate this, the field for the exhibition match was aligned along the diagonal of the rectangle to maximise its length, and the match was played with eleven players per side instead of eighteen. This resulted in a high-scoring match, the All-Stars winning 19.13 (127) to 19.10 (124); Robert Walls kicked ten goals for Carlton and David Clarke kicked nine for the All-Stars. The attendance of 3,000 was described as being similar in size to that drawn by a midweek soccer match in Athens at the time, and the Greek crowd reportedly supported Carlton because its guernsey matched the Greek national colours of blue and white. The final match in Singapore was played on a temporary oval field, which was set up on three adjacent soccer pitches. The crowd of 8,500 was mostly a mixture of locals and Australian servicemen based in Singapore. The oppressively humid weather was the most significant difficulty with the match, which was won by the All-Stars, 11.11 (77) to 9.11 (65).The Herald Melbourne 13 November 1972 Alf Brown 28 You Beauties! It's beer for the boys Laws in Singapore at the time prevented men from wearing long hair, so many players on both teams were forced to have haircuts before the tour.The Herald Melbourne 20 October 1972 38 Blues are set for Singapore Bruce Matthews Upon return, Harris announced that the club intended to return to Europe for a second tour in 1973, including another match at The Oval, a rescheduled match in Stuttgart, as well as matches in Wales and Ireland; but, the second tour never went ahead.The Herald Melbourne 13 November 1972 Kevin Coghlan 28 We'll go back next year, say Carlton Other notable events Greg Kennedy's omission from the Grand Final team The most notable absence from the premiership twenty was that of full forward Greg Kennedy. Kennedy was the club's leading goalkicker for the season, and had played 22 matches; but he had kicked only one goal in each of the semi-finals against Richmond.AFL Tables 21 October 2012 Greg Kennedy – Statistics http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/G/Greg_Kennedy.html In a tactical change, Nicholls shifted Kennedy to 20th man in the preliminary final against St Kilda, and Alex Jesaulenko, who had been playing in the midfield throughout the season, returned to his former position at full-forward and kicked seven goals;AFL Tables 21 October 2012 Alex Jesaulenko – Statistics http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/A/Alex_Jesaulenko.html so, when Nicholls adopted the same strategy for the Grand Final, there was no longer a role in the team for Kennedy to fill and he was omitted.http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/11090/default.aspx Farewell to Optus 17 May 2005 21 October 2012 Angus Morgan Carlton Football ClubFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Kennedy was replaced as 20th man by Garry Crane;AFL Tables 21 October 2012 Gary Crane – Statistics http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/G/Gary_Crane.html Jesaulenko kicked seven goals from full-forward in the Grand Final. Leading goalkickers Full forward Greg Kennedy was Carlton's leading goalkicker, in his first season of VFL football. Aged 22 at the start of the season, Kennedy was zoned to Carlton from Eaglehawk, after he kicked 139 goals and won the Michelsen Medal as Bendigo Football League best and fairest in 1971.http://www.bendigofnl.com.au/Portals/43/BFNL/History/20110128%20Senior%20Football%20Records.pdf Senior Football Records Bendigo Football Netball League 20 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130412034128/http://www.bendigofnl.com.au/Portals/43/BFNL/History/20110128%20Senior%20Football%20Records.pdf 12 April 2013 dead He kicked 76 goals in 22 VFL premiership matches, and a further three goals in the Championship of Australia matches. It was the only time that Kennedy led Carlton's goalkicking in the three seasons he spent with the club.82 Inside Carlton 2012 Carlton Football Club Carlton North, Victoria Ian Coutts Player Goals Greg Kennedy 76 Robert Walls 47 Adrian Gallagher 34 Percy Jones 34 Alex Jesaulenko 33 Team awards and records Game records Round 16 – Carlton's second quarter score of 12.0 (72) against set a new VFL record for the most goals scored in a quarter without scoring a behind. This record still stands as of 2021, having been matched only once.AFL Tables Quarters and Halves 27 January 2022 http://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/qh.html It also set a new record for Carlton's highest second quarter score, which stood until 1975.http://afltables.com/afl/teams/carlton/qh.html Carlton – Quarters and Halves 20 October 2012 AFL Tables Round 16 – Carlton's half-time score of 16.4 (100) against set a new record as Carlton's highest ever half-time score. This record stood only until this year's Grand Final. Grand Final – Carlton's score of 28.9 (177) set a new record for the highest score in a Grand Final. This record still stands as of 2021.AFL Tables Grand Finals 27 January 2022 http://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/grandfinals.html Grand Final – Carlton's and Richmond's combined score of 50.27 (327) set a new record as the highest aggregate score ever in any VFL match, Grand Final or otherwise. This remained the record until 1978.AFL Tables Game Records 20 October 2012 http://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/gamer.html Grand Final – Carlton's half-time score of 18.6 (114) set a new record as Carlton's highest ever half-time score. This record stood until 1982. Individual awards and records Robert Reynolds Trophy The Robert Reynolds Trophy for Carlton's senior best and fairest was awarded to Geoff Southby. It was the second consecutive time Southby had won the award, in only his second year at the club.78 Inside Carlton 2012 Carlton Football Club Carlton North, Victoria Ian Coutts Morrish Medal Vin Catoggio, who played both under 19s and reserves football for Carlton during the season, was a joint-winner of the Morrish Medal, for the under 19s league best-and-fairest. Catoggio polled 23 votes to tie for the award with Ian Kilmartin (North Melbourne).Football Record 9 September 1972 13 Victorian Football League Murie Cup Garry Crane was the winner of the Murie Cup, an award which was, at the time, presented by the league to the player who had polled the most combined votes in the Brownlow Medal (seniors), Gardiner Medal (reserves) and Morrish Medal (under 19s), provided he polled votes in at least two of the different grades. Crane, who played in the reserves while recovering from injury for much of the season, polled three Brownlow votes and ten Gardiner votes to win the award.Football Record 30 September 1972 4 Victorian Football League Representative honours Three Carlton players represented the winning Victorian team in the 1972 Perth Carnival, which was held from 17 to 24 June at Subiaco Oval during the split Round 12 of the VFL season.21 June 1972 The Age Melbourne Victoria odds-on Peter McFarline 2224 June 1972 The Age Melbourne Lawrence goes into centre Peter McFarline Alex Jesaulenko, against Tasmania and South Australia John Nicholls, against Tasmania and South Australia Geoff Southby, against Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia Jesaulenko was selected in the All-Australian Team at the conclusion of the Carnival.26 June 1972 The Age Melbourne $5100 for Perth victory Peter McFarline 20 Player records Round 21 – Greg Kennedy kicked twelve goals against . It was the most goals in a match by a Carlton player since 1921, when Horrie Clover kicked the club-record thirteen goals.85 Inside Carlton 2012 Carlton Football Club Carlton North, Victoria Ian Coutts Lower grades The Carlton reserves team finished third out of twelve teams, losing in the preliminary final against . After an average start to the season, the reserves team won its last eight home-and-away matches to finish fifth on the ladder with a record of 14–8, only just reaching the final five.The Herald Melbourne VFL Reserve Grade Details 2 September 1972 44 The Under 19s failed to reach the final five. Reserves finals matches WeekDate and local time Opponent Scores (Carlton's scores indicated in bold) Venue Curtain raiser to Home Away Result Elimination Final Saturday, 9 September (11:50 am) 14.9 (93) 15.10 (100) Won by 7 pointsThe Herald Melbourne Blues fight back to grab the Dons 9 September 1972 50 Kevin Coghlan VFL Park (A) StK vs Ess (EF) First semi-final Saturday, 16 September (11:50 am) 9.15 (69) 12.8 (80) Won by 11 pointsThe Herald Melbourne Carlton finish well 16 September 1972 38 Bruce Matthews VFL Park (A) Carl vs Rich (2SF) Preliminary Final Saturday, 23 September (11:50 am) 15.11 (101) 9.14 (68) Lost by 33 pointsThe Herald Melbourne Hawks push Blues out 23 September 1972 46 John Carvan M.C.G. (A) Carl vs Rich (2SF Rep.) Footnotes :1.1 The date of the match is not explicitly stated in the reference. It is assumed that this match was played on Sunday, consistent with the other matches on the tour; however, the Herald did not report on the game until Tuesday 7 November, so it is possible that the match was played on Monday 6 November. References 30em Category:Carlton Football Club seasons Category:1972 in Australian rules football