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1960 Night Series

1960 Night Series First Round

Carlton

0.0

0

2.3

15

4.7

31

6.10

46


Richmond

3.2

20

5.4

34

7.7

49

7.9

51

Venue: Lake Oval, Albert Park (Night)

Date: Tuesday September 6, 1960

Result: Lose by 5 points

Umpire: F. Schwab

Crowd: 10,600

Goalkickers: Donaldson 2, Sankey 2, Brereton 1 & Gilchrist 1.

Best: John Nicholls, Pavlou, Sankey, Crowe, Donaldson & Zeunert.



Game Review


Carlton scored their lowest ‘Night’ game score and were kept scoreless in the first quarter, they ended up being defeated by 5 points and it was the third time that they had played Richmond in the ‘Night’ Series with the previously result being a 3 point win in the first round of 1958.

Team 1960 'Night' Series First Round


B:

15 Bruce Comben

25 George Ferry

2 John Nicholls

HB:

32 Vasil Varlamos

14 Bob Crowe

10 John James

C:

21 Bill Arch

19 Denis Zeunert

23 John Chick

HF:

28 Graham Gilchrist

31 John Williams

12 Don Nicholls

F:

16 Maurie Sankey

20 Wes Lofts

35 Chris Pavlou

Ruck:

13 Graham Donaldson

4 Brian Buckley

6 Leo Brereton

Res:

5 Gerald Burke

37 John Heathcote

Coach:

Ken Hands

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