1961 VFL Round 2: Carlton v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1961 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1961 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park.
Graham Donaldson captained the hosts.
Alan Gale captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Len Smith.
Carlton
G. Donaldson (capt.), B. Arch, P. Barry, L. Brereton, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, B. Comben, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, G. Ferry, J. Heathcote, J. James, D. McCulloch, J. Nicholls, C. Pavlou, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, V. Varlamos
Fitzroy
A. Gale (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, K. Bromage, G. Campbell, W. Clark, R. Crow, S. Duncan, J. Hayes, B. Henderson, A. Lynch, G. MacKenzie, B. McMaster-Smith, K. Murray, B. Pert, J. Powell, R. Slocum, R. Vernon, K. Wright
Carlton (9.5.59) defeated Fitzroy (6.18.54).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Heathcote (3), T. Carroll (2), G. Collis, M. Cross, G. Donaldson, C. Pavlou
Fitzroy: O. Abrahams (2), S. Duncan (2), B. Pert, K. Wright
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Carlton
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | (59) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 18 | 6 | . | 18 | (54) |
| Margin | CARL by 2 | CARL by 7 | CARL by 11 | CARL by 5 | CARL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Len Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Graham Donaldson
(Carlton),
Alan Gale
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Arch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Carroll, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Collins, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Collis, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cross, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McCulloch, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Pavlou, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Sankey, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Varlamos, Vasil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 5 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bromage, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Crow, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Duncan, Stewart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hayes, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lynch, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacKenzie, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McMaster-Smith, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Powell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vernon, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 18 | |||