1958 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1958 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 1 of the 1958 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
John Beckwith captained the hosts.
Bruce Comben captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.
Melbourne
J. Beckwith (capt.), P. Brenchley, K. Carroll, G. Case, N. Crompton, B. Dixon, D. Fenton-Smith, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, D. Jones, C. Laidlaw, I. McLean, L. Mithen, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, G. Tunbridge, A. Webb, D. Williams, C. Wilson
Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), D. Beasy, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, G. Burke, K. Clarke, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, V. Garra, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, R. O'Dwyer, R. Ousley, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Melbourne (11.13.79) defeated Carlton (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: I. Ridley (5), B. Johnson (3), G. Case, N. Crompton, A. Webb
Carlton: B. Crowe (4), L. Brereton (2), G. Donaldson, R. O'Dwyer, D. Zeunert
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder and Carlton were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1958 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 12 April 1958
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
38,006
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | MELB by 12 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 28 | MELB by 14 | MELB by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Jim Francis
(Carlton)
Captains:
John Beckwith
(Melbourne),
Bruce Comben
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Beckwith, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Brenchley, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Case, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Crompton, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fenton-Smith, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Jones, Dennis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLean, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pinfold, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Webb, Athol | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williams, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Garra, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Ousley, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||