1961 VFL Round 14: Footscray v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 29 July 1961 between Footscray and Carlton during round 14 of the 1961 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Graham Donaldson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Ken Hands.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), K. Beamish, I. Bryant, K. Duff, C. Evans, M. Graham, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, G. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, B. McKellar, J. Schultz, J. Slattery, B. Spargo, C. Stewart, B. Thornton, R. Walker, B. Ware, P. Wood
Carlton
G. Donaldson (capt.), P. Barry, J. Benetti, B. Buckley, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, B. Comben, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, J. Heathcote, J. James, W. Lofts, J. Nicholls, C. Pavlou, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, V. Varlamos, B. Williams
Footscray (12.11.83) defeated Carlton (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Footscray: M. Hobbs (3), G. Ion (2), J. Slattery (2), T. Whitten (2), K. Beamish, K. Duff, C. Stewart
Carlton: T. Carroll (4), I. Collins, M. Cross, B. Williams
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Carlton remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Footscray
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 29 July 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
21,639
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 26 | FOOT by 36 | FOOT by 32 | FOOT by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Graham Donaldson
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Brewer
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Beamish, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Duff, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Evans, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Graham, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ion, Graham | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKellar, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Slattery, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Stewart, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Thornton, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Wood, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Benetti, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Carroll, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 19 | Collins, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Collis, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cross, Martin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lofts, Wes | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Pavlou, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Sankey, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Varlamos, Vasil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Williams, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | |||