1966 VFL Round 16: Carlton v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 13 August 1966 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1966 VFL season. Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park. John Nicholls captained the hosts. Bryan Kenneally captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), G. Anderson, I. Collins, J. Comben, G. Crane, A. Gallagher, P. Gilbert, B. Gill, J. Gill, J. Goold, K. Greenwood, K. Hall, P. Jones, W. Lofts, P. McLean, J. Pleydell, B. Quirk, S. Silvagni, C. Stewart, R. Stone

Melbourne
B. Kenneally (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, A. Bowden, S. Catlin, F. Davis, B. Dixon, K. Emselle, R. Groom, T. Johnson, T. Leahy, B. Massey, J. Murnane, G. Osborne, K. Rattray, K. Rowe, P. Smith, N. Stone, B. Vagg, D. Williams

Carlton (14.15.99) defeated Melbourne (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Carlton: A. Gallagher (5), B. Quirk (2), J. Comben, K. Greenwood, P. McLean, J. Nicholls, J. Pleydell, S. Silvagni, R. Stone
Melbourne: B. Bourke (3), G. Osborne (3), K. Emselle (2), R. Groom, B. Vagg

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 6th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Carlton v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 13 August 1966
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 13,127

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Melbourne
Score: 14.15.99 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 6 . 5 9 . 8 12 . 13 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Melbourne 1 . 0 7 . 3 7 . 7 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin CARL by 35 CARL by 17 CARL by 36 CARL by 29 CARL by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Norm Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), Bryan Kenneally (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Perkins

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
26 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 2
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 4 0 3 4
25 Comben, John ? ? 1 3 12 10 2 2 0 3 3
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 1 10 10 0 2 0 0 2
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 5 2 24 22 2 6 0 4 4
50 Gilbert, Peter ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 4 0 2 0
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 0 0 0 2
12 Gill, John ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 0 0 0 2
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 2 3
5 Greenwood, Ken ? ? 1 0 5 5 0 1 3 1 0
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 1 9 7 2 4 22 4 2
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 4 0 0 2
36 McLean, Peter ? ? 1 0 15 13 2 4 0 3 2
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 1 1 27 15 12 2 42 1 2
33 Pleydell, Jim ? ? 1 1 11 11 0 1 0 4 4
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 2 0 13 12 1 4 0 2 0
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 1 3 14 14 0 6 0 2 1
39 Stewart, Cliff ? ? 0 0 21 19 2 2 0 6 2
44 Stone, Ron ? ? 1 0 6 4 2 2 4 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 14 15 252 215 37 55 71 38 40

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 1 22 20 2 4 0 4 3
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 3 0 14 11 3 2 0 1 2
46 Bowden, Adrian ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 4 0 3
3 Catlin, Sid ? ? 0 1 18 17 1 0 0 1 1
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 1 3
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 25 24 1 2 0 5 0
10 Emselle, Ken ? ? 2 2 17 15 2 2 0 3 1
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 1 6 3 3
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 14 4 1
22 Kenneally, Bryan (c) ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 1 0 2 1
19 Leahy, Terry ? ? 0 0 26 25 1 6 0 6 3
37 Massey, Bernie ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 0 3 3
27 Murnane, John ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 3 1 6 6 0 3 1 0 1
25 Rattray, Kerry ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 2 0 1 6
30 Rowe, Ken ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 1 3
4 Smith, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Stone, Neville ? ? 0 1 12 12 0 3 0 1 1
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 1 1 11 11 0 3 0 2 1
35 Williams, Don ? ? 0 0 10 9 1 1 0 2 2
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 10 10 255 224 31 38 25 40 38

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