1961 VFL Season Round 18: Carlton v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1961 between Carlton and Melbourne during round eighteen of the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (13.12.90) were defeated by Melbourne (13.13.91).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Melbourne
Score: 13.12.90 - 13.13.91

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

Carlton

Captain: John Nicholls
Coach: Ken Hands

Melbourne

Captain: Ron Barassi
Coach: Norm Smith

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s