1960 VFL Round 11: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1960 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 11 of the 1960 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Ron Barassi captained the hosts. Bruce Comben captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.

Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), J. Beckwith, G. Case, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, D. Jones, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, G. Pinfold, I. Ridley, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner

Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), L. Brereton, B. Bryant, B. Buckley, J. Chick, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, W. Lofts, J. O'Keefe, C. Pavlou, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, D. Strauch, J. Sullivan, B. Williams, J. Williams, D. Zeunert

Melbourne (9.17.71) defeated Carlton (6.22.58).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Barassi (2), R. Nilsson (2), T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, I. Ridley, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner
Carlton: J. Williams (3), L. Brereton, G. Donaldson, W. Lofts

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Carlton were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1960 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 9 July 1960
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 29,741

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Carlton
Score: 9.17.71 - 6.22.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 5 3 . 7 7 . 15 9 . 17 9 . 17 (71)
Carlton 1 . 4 5 . 9 6 . 13 6 . 22 6 . 22 (58)
Margin MELB by 1 CARL by 14 MELB by 8 MELB by 13 MELB by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Smith (Melbourne), Ken Hands (Carlton)
Captains: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Bruce Comben (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Beitzel

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Barassi, Ron (c) ? ? 2 ?
30 Beckwith, John ? ? 0 ?
7 Case, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 ?
28 Gleeson, Terry ? ? 1 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 1 ?
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Trevor ? ? 0 ?
27 Jones, Dennis ? ? 0 ?
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 ?
35 Laidlaw, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
4 Lord, John ? ? 0 ?
29 Mann, Hassa ? ? 0 ?
11 Mithen, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
38 Nilsson, Ray ? ? 2 ?
20 Pinfold, Graeme ? ? 0 ?
24 Ridley, Ian ? ? 1 ?
26 Thorogood, Ian ? ? 0 ?
23 Tunbridge, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
10 Turner, Bob ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 17

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Brereton, Leo ? ? 1 ?
11 Bryant, Barry ? ? 0 ?
4 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Crowe, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 Donaldson, Graham ? ? 1 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Gilchrist, Graham ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
47 Lofts, Wes ? ? 1 ?
39 O'Keefe, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Pavlou, Chris ? ? 0 ?
16 Sankey, Maurice ? ? 0 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 ?
22 Strauch, Denis ? ? 0 ?
30 Sullivan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Williams, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
31 Williams, John ? ? 3 ?
19 Zeunert, Denis ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 6 22

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