1960 VFL Round 16: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1960 between Carlton and Essendon during round 16 of the 1960 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
Bruce Comben captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), B. Arch, J. Benetti, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, G. Burke, J. Chick, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, J. James, W. Lofts, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, C. Pavlou, M. Sankey, J. Sullivan, V. Varlamos, J. Williams, D. Zeunert
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, R. Burgess, B. Capuano, B. Dunlop, A. Epis, R. Evans, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, G. Leydin, B. Mackie, D. McKenzie, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, B. Shearman, I. Shelton, K. Timms
Carlton (7.15.57) defeated Essendon (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Carlton: L. Brereton (2), B. Arch, J. Benetti, B. Comben, W. Lofts, D. Nicholls
Essendon: R. Evans (3), J. Clarke (2), G. Leydin
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 13 August 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
16,294
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 15 | (57) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | CARL by 12 | CARL by 16 | CARL by 24 | CARL by 13 | CARL by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bruce Comben
(Carlton),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Arch, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Benetti, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 47 | Lofts, Wes | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Pavlou, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Sankey, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Varlamos, Vasil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Dunlop, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Evans, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Leydin, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mackie, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 8 | |||