1960 VFL Round 7: Carlton v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1960 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1960 VFL season. Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park. Bruce Comben captained the hosts. Ron Clegg captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.

Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), J. Benetti, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, J. Chick, B. Cox, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Gilchrist, J. Heathcote, J. James, W. Lofts, M. Miers, D. Nicholls, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, B. Smith, D. Strauch, J. Williams, D. Zeunert

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), B. Bennett, K. Boyd, D. Burke, B. Chisholm, F. Hepner, J. Heriot, F. Johnson, J. Kelton, J. Kiteley, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, N. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, R. Porta, B. Power, P. Rice, B. Skilton, M. Younger

Carlton (11.13.79) were defeated by South Melbourne (13.13.91).

Goalkickers
Carlton: W. Lofts (3), J. Benetti (2), G. Donaldson (2), J. Williams (2), J. Chick, J. Heathcote
South Melbourne: B. Bennett (5), B. McGowan (2), B. Power (2), K. Boyd, R. Clegg, N. McKenzie, M. Younger

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Carlton v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 4 June 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 24,465

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by South Melbourne
Score: 11.13.79 - 13.13.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 3 7 . 6 10 . 8 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
South Melbourne 1 . 1 4 . 6 9 . 11 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Margin CARL by 20 CARL by 18 CARL by 3 SMLB by 12 SMLB by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ken Hands (Carlton), Bill Faul (South Melbourne)
Captains: Bruce Comben (Carlton), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Brewer

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Benetti, John ? ? 2 ?
6 Brereton, Leo ? ? 0 ?
4 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 1 ?
15 Comben, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Cox, Berkley ? ? 0 ?
14 Crowe, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 Donaldson, Graham ? ? 2 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 0 ?
37 Heathcote, John ? ? 1 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
47 Lofts, Wes ? ? 3 ?
26 Miers, Max ? ? 0 ?
12 Nicholls, Don ? ? 0 ?
16 Sankey, Maurice ? ? 0 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 ?
36 Smith, Barrie ? ? 0 ?
22 Strauch, Denis ? ? 0 ?
31 Williams, John ? ? 2 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 13

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Bennett, Brian ? ? 5 ?
32 Boyd, Ken ? ? 1 ?
34 Burke, Dick ? ? 0 ?
17 Chisholm, Brian ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
11 Hepner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
8 Johnson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
23 Kelton, John ? ? 0 ?
4 Kiteley, Jeff ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 2 ?
43 McKenzie, Norm ? ? 1 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 0 ?
40 Porta, Ron ? ? 0 ?
39 Power, Bill ? ? 2 ?
42 Rice, Peter ? ? 0 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Younger, Marshall ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 13

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