1961 VFL Round 3: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1961 between Carlton and Footscray during round 3 of the 1961 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Graham Donaldson captained the hosts.
Ted Whitten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Carlton
G. Donaldson (capt.), B. Arch, P. Barry, B. Buckley, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, B. Comben, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. Heathcote, J. James, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, C. Pavlou, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, K. Beamish, J. Bradbury, I. Bryant, T. Elliott, C. Evans, A. Gardiner, M. Graham, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, R. Kent, B. Lee, C. McDonald, B. McKellar, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, C. Stewart, B. Ware
Carlton (11.6.72) were defeated by Footscray (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Carlton: M. Cross (4), I. Collins (3), P. Barry (2), T. Carroll, M. Sankey
Footscray: R. Baxter (2), M. Graham (2), T. Whitten (2), K. Beamish, G. Ion, R. Kent, C. McDonald, B. Spargo
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Footscray remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 29 April 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
34,254
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | (72) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 22 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Graham Donaldson
(Carlton),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Arch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Carroll, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Collins, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Collis, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cross, Martin | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Pavlou, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Sankey, Maurice | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 6 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Bradbury, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Elliott, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Graham, Max | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Kent, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Cameron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||