1955 VFL Round 12: North Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1955 between North Melbourne and Carlton during round 12 of the 1955 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Carlton at Arden Street Oval. Vic Lawrence captained the hosts. Ken Hands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McCorkell and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

North Melbourne
V. Lawrence (capt.), A. Aylett, B. Brooker, N. Doolan, G. Eastmure, J. Edwards, J. Ford, R. James, B. Johnson, P. Johnson, I. Jones, A. Mantello, P. Marchesi, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, B. Reddick, M. Ritchie, J. Spencer, L. Templar, R. Walsh

Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, K. Bergin, L. Berner, B. Bosustow, J. Brown, J. Chick, B. Comben, B. Crowe, V. English, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, B. Milroy, B. Moran, N. O'Brien, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert

North Melbourne (13.10.88) were defeated by Carlton (16.9.105).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Spencer (8), J. O'Halloran (2), A. Aylett, J. Ford, R. Walsh
Carlton: N. O'Brien (7), K. Bergin (3), D. Beasy (2), B. Crowe (2), B. Milroy, P. Webster

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Carlton were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: North Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 9 July 1955
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 13.10.88 - 16.9.105

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 7 . 6 7 . 6 12 . 8 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Carlton 2 . 0 9 . 6 11 . 9 16 . 9 16 . 9 (105)
Margin NMLB by 36 CARL by 12 NMLB by 5 CARL by 17 CARL by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McCorkell (North Melbourne), Perce Bentley (Carlton)
Captains: Vic Lawrence (North Melbourne), Ken Hands (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Aylett, Allen ? ? 1 ?
28 Brooker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Doolan, Neil ? ? 0 ?
14 Eastmure, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
35 Edwards, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Ford, John ? ? 1 ?
3 James, Ron ? ? 0 ?
10 Johnson, Brian ? ? 0 ?
26 Johnson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
18 Jones, Ian ? ? 0 ?
19 Lawrence, Vic (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Mantello, Albert ? ? 0 ?
13 Marchesi, Peter ? ? 0 ?
21 McMahon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Halloran, Jack ? ? 2 ?
33 Reddick, Bill ? ? 0 ?
31 Ritchie, Max ? ? 0 ?
7 Spencer, Jock ? ? 8 ?
24 Templar, Len ? ? 0 ?
34 Walsh, Ron ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 10

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 2 ?
36 Bergin, Kevin ? ? 3 ?
20 Berner, Leon ? ? 0 ?
4 Bosustow, Bob ? ? 0 ?
16 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
34 Crowe, Bob ? ? 2 ?
14 English, Vin ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 1 ?
24 Moran, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
26 O'Brien, Noel ? ? 7 ?
30 Sullivan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Webster, Peter ? ? 1 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 16 9

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s