1960 VFL Round 17: Carlton v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1960 between Carlton and Geelong during round 17 of the 1960 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park.
Bruce Comben captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Carlton
B. Comben (capt.), B. Arch, J. Benetti, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, G. Burke, J. Chick, B. Crowe, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, W. Lofts, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, C. Pavlou, M. Sankey, J. Sullivan, V. Varlamos, J. Williams, D. Zeunert
Geelong
L. Borrack, M. Bourke, T. Callan, B. Cook, J. Devine, B. Ferrari, B. Goggin, M. Goggin, D. Long, A. Lord, G. Major, D. Mather, G. McGrath, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, F. Pomeroy, H. Routley, P. Vinar, B. Ward, F. Wooller
Carlton (9.12.66) defeated Geelong (5.6.36).
Goalkickers
Carlton: L. Brereton (2), W. Lofts (2), M. Sankey (2), G. Burke, D. Nicholls, C. Pavlou
Geelong: D. Long (2), T. Callan, A. Lord, F. Wooller
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1960 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Carlton
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1960
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
17,100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | (36) |
| Margin | CARL by 2 | CARL by 5 | CARL by 16 | CARL by 30 | CARL by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bruce Comben
(Carlton),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Arch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 47 | Lofts, Wes | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Pavlou, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Sankey, Maurice | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Varlamos, Vasil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bourke, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Cook, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Devine, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Goggin, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Major, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Mather, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Pomeroy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 41 | Routley, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Ward, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 6 | |||