1955 VFL Round 8: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1955 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 8 of the 1955 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Noel McMahen captained the hosts.
Bill Milroy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Melbourne
N. McMahen (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, J. Beckwith, K. Carroll, G. Case, D. Cordner, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, T. Johnson, C. Laidlaw, R. Lane, P. Marquis, I. McLean, K. Melville, L. Mithen, I. Ridley, S. Spencer, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Carlton
B. Milroy (capt.), P. Aitken, D. Beasy, B. Bosustow, J. Brown, B. Comben, B. Crowe, J. Ellis, V. English, G. Ferry, J. James, G. Kerr, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Moran, N. O'Brien, J. Paice, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Melbourne (20.15.135) defeated Carlton (9.16.70).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: L. Mithen (7), I. Ridley (4), S. Spencer (4), C. Laidlaw (2), F. Adams, R. Barassi, T. Gleeson
Carlton: N. O'Brien (5), P. Webster (2), D. Beasy, J. Mills
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Carlton were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
34,669
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 13 | 20 | . | 15 | 20 | . | 15 | (135) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | MELB by 23 | MELB by 44 | MELB by 65 | MELB by 65 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Noel McMahen
(Melbourne),
Bill Milroy
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Melville, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 15 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Aitken, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Bosustow, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ellis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Kerr, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Moran, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 33 | Paice, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 16 | |||