1960 VFL Round 6: Geelong v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1960 between Geelong and Carlton during round 6 of the 1960 VFL season. Geelong hosted Carlton at Kardinia Park. Colin Rice captained the hosts. Bruce Comben captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bob Davis and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.

Geelong
C. Rice (capt.), A. Byron, A. Cook, J. Devine, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, D. Long, A. Lord, S. Lord, G. Major, G. McGrath, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, H. Routley, P. Vinar, P. Walker, F. Wooller, D. Zanoni

Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), J. Benetti, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, G. Burke, J. Chick, B. Cox, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, J. James, W. Lofts, D. Nicholls, J. O'Keefe, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, B. Smith, D. Strauch, B. Williams, D. Zeunert

Geelong (17.17.119) defeated Carlton (10.14.74).

Goalkickers
Geelong: A. Cook (4), B. Goggin (4), A. Lord (3), D. Long (2), S. Lord, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, F. Wooller
Carlton: B. Smith (5), L. Brereton (2), G. Burke, G. Donaldson, S. Silvagni

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Carlton were then 9th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Geelong v Carlton
Date: Saturday 28 May 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 16,221

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Carlton
Score: 17.17.119 - 10.14.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 8 8 . 12 15 . 16 17 . 17 17 . 17 (119)
Carlton 4 . 2 6 . 8 7 . 10 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Margin level GEEL by 16 GEEL by 54 GEEL by 45 GEEL by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Davis (Geelong), Ken Hands (Carlton)
Captains: Colin Rice (Geelong), Bruce Comben (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Irving

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
39 Byron, Alan ? ? 0 ?
50 Cook, Allan ? ? 4 ?
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 4 ?
1 Goggin, Matt ? ? 0 ?
5 Long, Doug ? ? 2 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 3 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 1 ?
19 Major, Greg ? ? 0 ?
33 McGrath, George ? ? 0 ?
37 Miller, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, Eric ? ? 0 ?
20 O'Connell, John ? ? 1 ?
17 O'Neill, John ? ? 1 ?
15 Rice, Colin (c) ? ? 0 ?
41 Routley, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 ?
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred ? ? 1 ?
11 Zanoni, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 17 17

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Benetti, John ? ? 0 ?
6 Brereton, Leo ? ? 2 ?
4 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
5 Burke, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Cox, Berkley ? ? 0 ?
14 Crowe, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 Donaldson, Graham ? ? 1 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
47 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 ?
12 Nicholls, Don ? ? 0 ?
39 O'Keefe, John ? ? 0 ?
16 Sankey, Maurice ? ? 0 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 1 ?
36 Smith, Barrie ? ? 5 ?
22 Strauch, Denis ? ? 0 ?
7 Williams, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 14

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