1961 VFL Round 9: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1961 between Essendon and Carlton during round 9 of the 1961 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Jack Clarke captained the hosts with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
John Nicholls captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Coleman and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, T. Fordham, K. Forge, K. Fraser, C. Hebbard, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, G. Moloney, A. Murdoch, B. Sampson, G. Sewell, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, K. Timms
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), G. Anderson, B. Arch, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, B. Comben, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, G. Gilchrist, J. James, D. McCulloch, C. Pavlou, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, V. Varlamos, J. Williams
Essendon (12.17.89) defeated Carlton (7.12.54).
Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Mitchell (5), P. Doran (3), J. Birt (2), R. Blew, B. Davis
Carlton: T. Carroll (3), L. Brereton, D. McCulloch, J. Nicholls, C. Pavlou
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Margin | CARL by 6 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Coleman
(Essendon),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Captains:
Jack Clarke
(Essendon),
John Nicholls
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Forge, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sampson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 17 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Anderson, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Arch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Carroll, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Collins, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Collis, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cross, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McCulloch, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Pavlou, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Sankey, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Varlamos, Vasil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||