1961 VFL Round 18: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1961 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1961 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
John Nicholls captained the hosts.
Ron Barassi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), P. Barry, J. Benetti, B. Bryant, B. Buckley, J. Carroll, T. Carroll, I. Collins, G. Collis, B. Cox, M. Cross, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. Heathcote, J. James, M. Kick, W. Lofts, S. Silvagni, V. Varlamos, J. Williams
Melbourne
R. Barassi (capt.), B. Carroll, M. Collins, R. Dawson, B. Johnson, Tassie Johnson, Trevor Johnson, B. Kenneally, C. Laidlaw, J. Lord, H. Mann, R. Miller, G. Milner, L. Mithen, R. Nilsson, B. Roet, A. Rowarth, I. Thorogood, G. Tunbridge, B. Turner
Carlton (13.12.90) were defeated by Melbourne (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Carlton: T. Carroll (5), G. Collis (3), S. Silvagni (2), B. Buckley, G. Gilchrist, J. Nicholls
Melbourne: B. Johnson (3), G. Tunbridge (3), R. Nilsson (2), A. Rowarth (2), R. Barassi, R. Dawson, L. Mithen
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1961 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1961
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
21,863
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | CARL by 9 | MELB by 10 | CARL by 20 | MELB by 1 | MELB by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Ron Barassi
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Brophy
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Barry, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Benetti, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bryant, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 42 | Carroll, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Carroll, Tom | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 19 | Collins, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Collis, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cross, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Kick, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lofts, Wes | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Varlamos, Vasil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Williams, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Carroll, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Collins, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dawson, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Laidlaw, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lord, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Miller, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Milner, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Mithen, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Nilsson, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rowarth, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Thorogood, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Tunbridge, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Turner, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 13 | |||