1961 VFL Round 1: St Kilda v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1961 between St Kilda and Carlton during round 1 of the 1961 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Carlton at Junction Oval.
Neil Roberts captained the hosts.
John Nicholls captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Allan Jeans and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.
St Kilda
N. Roberts (capt.), B. Annand, R. Apted, P. Dodd, L. Fox, L. Garlick, E. Guy, J. Guyatt, F. Hodgkin, G. Holmes, V. Howell, B. McCarthy, J. McMillan, A. Morrow, J. O'Brien, L. Oswald, K. Roberts, I. Rowland, B. Stephenson, B. Walsh
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), B. Arch, P. Barry, L. Brereton, T. Carroll, I. Collins, B. Comben, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, G. Ferry, J. Heathcote, J. James, W. Lofts, D. McCulloch, D. Nicholls, C. Pavlou, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, J. Williams
St Kilda (5.8.38) were defeated by Carlton (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: F. Hodgkin (2), B. McCarthy, J. O'Brien, K. Roberts
Carlton: T. Carroll (5), L. Brereton
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder and Carlton were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 15 April 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
30,400
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | (38) |
| Carlton | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | STKL by 13 | CARL by 8 | CARL by 13 | CARL by 10 | CARL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Jeans
(St Kilda),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Captains:
Neil Roberts
(St Kilda),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Andrew
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Annand, Bud | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Apted, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dodd, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Fox, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 43 | Garlick, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Guy, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Guyatt, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hodgkin, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Holmes, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Howell, Verdun | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McCarthy, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McMillan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrow, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Oswald, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Roberts, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Roberts, Neil (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rowland, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Stephenson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Walsh, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 8 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Arch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Carroll, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 19 | Collins, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cross, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lofts, Wes | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McCulloch, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Pavlou, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Sankey, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 12 | |||