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Match Report
Round 11 · 1955
96vs49

14.12·7.7

RICHMOND won by 47
DateSaturday · 2 July 1955
VenuePunt Road Oval
Attendance16,000
Margin47 pts
By the Quarter

Quarter-by-Quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Richmond
2.2
14
6.5
41
10.8
68
14.12
96
96
Carlton
2.1
13
5.2
32
7.5
47
7.7
49
49
The Match

Match Report

Umpire: McMurray

Goalkickers: N.O'Brien 3, L.Kerr 2, K.Bergin 1, B.Crowe 1.

Reports: Nil

Injuries: Browning (thigh) replaced by Beasy at three quarter time. Burke (thigh) replaced by Moran last quarter.

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Game Review

Even the lowly Tigers were jumping on Carlton's mid-season slump with this 47-point win at their home ground.

Carlton fell to 10th after this loss, as Richmond leap-frogged the Blues on the ladder.

Into the side came Berner, Browning, Burke, Beasy, and Moran. Ken Hands was out injured, Caspar and Holt suspended, Molony and Brown were omitted.

Richmond which hadn't won a game for 6 weeks ran away in the second half to win by 47 points. Carlton had too many inexperienced players in the side. The centre line was made up of first year players, and were beaten. However, new man Bergin showed promise. The Tigers dominated in the air and took marks at will. Webster then Ferry could not hold Poulter who kicked 8.5 with a couple of misses.

"Carlton is looking to future seasons. It is badly lacking in good, big men."

Carlton coach Perc Bentley

"We needed good, big men in the side, which was beaten in the air by Richmond. We missed captain Ken Hands, and Donaldson, who could not play because of injuries. Carlton's backs could not hold Richmond forwards, particularly Poulter."

Best

James, Kerr, Bosustow, Comben, Bergin

Scorers

O'Brien 3.0, Kerr 2.1, Bergin 1.1, Crowe 1.0, Burke 0.2, Bosustow 0.1 rushed 2

Team

B:

15 Bruce Comben

25 George Ferry

14 Vin English

HB:

19 Denis Zeunert

34 Bob Crowe

10 John James

C:

30 Jack Sullivan

20 Leon Berner

29 Peter Aitken

HF:

11 Laurie Kerr

3 Peter Webster

7 Keith Warburton

F:

5 Gerald Burke

26 Noel O'Brien

27 Dave Browning

Ruck:

2 Bill Milroy (acting capt.)

4 Bob Bosustow

36 Kevin Bergin

Res:

24 Bernie Moran

17 Doug Beasy

Coach:

Percy Bentley

Milestones

Debut : Leon Berner
Last Game : Keith Warburton and Dave Browning

By the Numbers

Player Statistics

Carlton

#PlayerKIHBDIMKGLBHGAIFMIUPBOTKRB1%FFFACPCMCLCGHOBR%P
11Laurie KerrLaurie Kerr----2------------------
26Noel OBrienNoel OBrien----3------------------
34Bob CroweBob Crowe----1------------------
36Kevin BerginKevin Bergin----1------------------
Team Total----7------------------
Team Average----1.8------------------

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