1961 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1961 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 7 of the 1961 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Ron Barassi captained the hosts.
Graham Donaldson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), F. Adams, B. Dixon, T. Gleeson, B. Johnson, T. Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, B. Leahy, B. Leslie, J. Lord, H. Mann, L. Mann, R. Miller, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, I. Ridley, B. Roet, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge
Carlton
G. Donaldson (capt.), B. Arch, P. Barry, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, B. Comben, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, G. Ferry, J. Heathcote, J. James, J. Nicholls, C. Pavlou, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, V. Varlamos
Melbourne (15.14.104) defeated Carlton (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (4), F. Adams (3), I. Ridley (3), C. Laidlaw (2), L. Mithen (2), H. Mann
Carlton: S. Silvagni (3), L. Brereton (2), B. Arch, P. Barry, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Donaldson, J. Nicholls
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 3 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
49,678
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | MELB by 6 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 25 | MELB by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Melbourne),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Captains:
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne),
Graham Donaldson
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Andrew
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Adams, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gleeson, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Leahy, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Leslie, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ridley, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 14 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Arch, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Carroll, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Collins, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Collis, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cross, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Pavlou, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Sankey, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Varlamos, Vasil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||