1961 VFL Round 15: Carlton v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1961 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 15 of the 1961 VFL season.
Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park.
John Nicholls captained the hosts.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), P. Barry, J. Benetti, B. Bryant, B. Buckley, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, G. Ferry, J. Heathcote, J. James, M. Kick, W. Lofts, S. Silvagni, V. Varlamos, B. Williams, J. Williams
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), K. Boyd, D. Burke, B. Chisholm, G. Crough, C. Deacon, J. Heriot, B. Hopkins, F. Johnson, B. Kingston, J. Kiteley, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, B. Power, P. Rice, R. Rolfe, B. Tomlinson, J. Woolley
Carlton (17.9.111) defeated South Melbourne (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Carlton: M. Cross (8), T. Carroll (3), G. Collis (2), J. Benetti, B. Bryant, B. Buckley, B. Cox
South Melbourne: B. McGowan (2), B. Skilton (2), K. Boyd, B. Kingston, M. Oaten
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 8th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Carlton
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1961
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
16,880
Match Results
Outcome:
Carlton
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
17.9.111 - 7.10.52
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 6 | 17 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 9 | (111) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | CARL by 1 | CARL by 30 | CARL by 65 | CARL by 59 | CARL by 59 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Bill Faul
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Irving
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Benetti, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Bryant, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Carroll, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Collins, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Collis, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Cross, Martin | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Kick, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lofts, Wes | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Varlamos, Vasil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Williams, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 9 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Boyd, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Burke, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chisholm, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Crough, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Deacon, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 48 | Hopkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 46 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Kiteley, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | McCormack, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Oaten, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Power, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Rice, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rolfe, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Tomlinson, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Woolley, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | |||