1957 VFL Round 8: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1957 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1957 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
John Beckwith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, G. Burke, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, C. Holt, J. James, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, R. O'Dwyer, D. Strauch, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), F. Adams, R. Barassi, P. Brenchley, G. Case, B. Dixon, B. Dunsford, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, J. Lord, P. Marquis, I. McLean, I. Ridley, J. Sandral, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Carlton (10.11.71) were defeated by Melbourne (14.15.99).
Goalkickers
Carlton: G. Burke (4), D. Strauch (2), G. Donaldson, K. Hands, D. Nicholls, D. Zeunert
Melbourne: A. Webb (4), R. Barassi (3), B. Johnson (2), F. Adams, G. Case, D. Fenton-Smith, I. Ridley, C. Wilson
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
31,096
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Margin | CARL by 8 | MELB by 3 | CARL by 2 | MELB by 28 | MELB by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Strauch, Denis | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Dunsford, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marquis, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sandral, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | |||