1963 VFL Round 6: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1963 between Carlton and Geelong during round 6 of the 1963 VFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts. Fred Wooller captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by Bob Davis.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), P. Barry, J. Benetti, B. Buckley, T. Carroll, G. Collis, J. Comben, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, J. Gill, J. James, M. Kick, W. Lofts, J. Reilly, D. Ringholt, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, V. Varlamos, B. Williams

Geelong
F. Wooller (capt.), B. Brushfield, T. Callan, J. Devine, G. Farmer, B. Goggin, G. Hynes, A. Lord, S. Lord, T. Polinelli, C. Rice, G. Rosenow, J. Sharrock, D. Stephens, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, J. Watts, R. West, J. Yeates

Carlton (7.16.58) were defeated by Geelong (7.22.64).

Goalkickers
Carlton: T. Carroll (2), G. Collis, M. Cross, J. Nicholls, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni
Geelong: D. Wade (4), G. Hynes, A. Lord, P. Vinar

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1963 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 25 May 1963
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 47,514

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Geelong
Score: 7.16.58 - 7.22.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 2 3 . 4 4 . 13 7 . 16 7 . 16 (58)
Geelong 2 . 4 4 . 11 5 . 15 7 . 22 7 . 22 (64)
Margin CARL by 4 GEEL by 13 GEEL by 8 GEEL by 6 GEEL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ken Hands (Carlton), Bob Davis (Geelong)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), Fred Wooller (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Barry, Peter ? ? 0 ?
8 Benetti, John ? ? 0 ?
4 Buckley, Brian ? ? 0 ?
22 Carroll, Tom ? ? 2 ?
17 Collis, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
25 Comben, John ? ? 0 ?
9 Cox, Berkley ? ? 0 ?
23 Cross, Martin ? ? 1 ?
14 Crowe, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Gill, John ? ? 0 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Kick, Murray ? ? 0 ?
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 ?
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 1 ?
28 Reilly, John ? ? 0 ?
35 Ringholt, Doug ? ? 0 ?
16 Sankey, Maurice ? ? 1 ?
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 1 ?
32 Varlamos, Vasil ? ? 0 ?
7 Williams, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 16

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Brushfield, Brian ? ? 0 ?
7 Callan, Terry ? ? 0 ?
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Farmer, Graham ? ? 0 ?
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 1 ?
6 Lord, Stewart ? ? 0 ?
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 ?
15 Rice, Colin ? ? 0 ?
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 0 ?
38 Stephens, Darryl ? ? 0 ?
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 1 ?
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 4 ?
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 ?
28 Watts, John ? ? 0 ?
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 ?
3 Wooller, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
40 Yeates, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 7 22

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