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[[File:16853.gif|left|link=Revisiting the Rounds!]]This wretched loss at the Western Oval didn't just signal the conclusion of Carlton great [[Bruce Comben]]'s career, it also saw the end of promising youngster [[Chris Pavlou]]'s all too brief foray into the VFL. | [[File:16853.gif|left|link=Revisiting the Rounds!]]This wretched loss at the Western Oval didn't just signal the conclusion of Carlton great [[Bruce Comben]]'s career, it also saw the end of promising youngster [[Chris Pavlou]]'s all too brief foray into the VFL. | ||
In the middle of his best year of football, Pavlou wrenched his knee in an incident on the boundary line, and was forced into premature retirement at the age of only 22. For more on Pavlou and this game, click [ | In the middle of his best year of football, Pavlou wrenched his knee in an incident on the boundary line, and was forced into premature retirement at the age of only 22. For more on Pavlou and this game, click [[50 Years in Navy Blue - the Chris Pavlou Story|here]]. | ||
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| Venue: Western Oval | Date: Saturday July 29, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Loss by 32 points | Umpire: | Crowd: 21,639 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: T.Carroll 4, I.Collins 1, M.Cross 1, B.Williams 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: G.Chalmers (Foots) reported by goal umpire Miller for kicking G. Anderson (Carl) | Injuries: M.Sankey (ankle) replaced by W.Lofts in first quarter. B.Comben (thigh) by J.Benetti in third quarter. Pavlou (strained knee ligaments), B.Cox (ankle) J.Benetti (groin). J.Nicholls (nose & groin) | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
This wretched loss at the Western Oval didn't just signal the conclusion of Carlton great Bruce Comben's career, it also saw the end of promising youngster Chris Pavlou's all too brief foray into the VFL.
In the middle of his best year of football, Pavlou wrenched his knee in an incident on the boundary line, and was forced into premature retirement at the age of only 22. For more on Pavlou and this game, click here.
Team
| B: | 15 Bruce Comben | 14 Bob Crowe | 2 John Nicholls (vc) |
| HB: | 32 Vasil Varlamos | 13 Graham Donaldson (c) | 10 John James (dvc) |
| C: | 37 John Heathcote | 9 Berkley Cox | 35 Chris Pavlou |
| HF: | 19 Ian Collins | 17 Gordon Collis | 18 Peter Barry |
| F: | 1 Serge Silvagni | 22 Tom Carroll | 7 Bruce Williams |
| Ruck: | 16 Maurie Sankey | 4 Brian Buckley | 23 Martin Cross |
| Res: | 20 Wes Lofts | 8 John Benetti | |
| Coach: | Ken Hands | ||
In: J. Nicholls, J. James, W. Lofts
Out: J. Williams, B. Bryant, M. Miers
Milestones
Last games: Bruce Comben, Chris Pavlou
