1961 VFL Round 11: Carlton v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1961 between Carlton and Geelong during round 11 of the 1961 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park.
John Nicholls captained the hosts.
John Yeates captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), B. Arch, B. Buckley, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, B. Comben, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, G. Ferry, J. Heathcote, J. James, W. Lofts, D. McCulloch, M. Miers, C. Pavlou, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, V. Varlamos
Geelong
J. Yeates (capt.), J. Brown, T. Callan, B. Goggin, K. Goodland, J. Helmer, A. Lord, B. Lowe, G. Major, B. Miller, E. Nicholls, B. Norman, G. O'Donnell, J. O'Neill, T. Polinelli, C. Rice, P. Vinar, D. Wade, R. West, F. Wooller
Carlton (10.18.78) were defeated by Geelong (17.16.118).
Goalkickers
Carlton: T. Carroll (6), I. Collins (3), J. Nicholls
Geelong: B. Goggin (7), D. Wade (3), F. Wooller (2), J. Helmer, B. Norman, T. Polinelli, P. Vinar, J. Yeates
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Carlton
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 1 July 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
17,936
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 0 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 12 | 17 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 16 | (118) |
| Margin | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 59 | GEEL by 40 | GEEL by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Bob Davis
(Geelong)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
John Yeates
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Nunn
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Arch, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Carroll, Tom | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 19 | Collins, Ian | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Collis, Gordon | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 26 | Miers, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Pavlou, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Sankey, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Varlamos, Vasil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Callan, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Goggin, Bill | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 22 | Goodland, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, Alistair | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lowe, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Major, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Miller, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Norman, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donnell, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Polinelli, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Vinar, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | West, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 16 | |||