Round 15, 1961
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday August 5, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 59 points | Umpire: | Crowd: 16,889 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: M.Cross 8, T.Carroll 3, G.Collis 2, J.Benetti 1, B.Bryant 1, B.Buckley 1, B.Cox 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
In this controversial clash at Princes Park, Carlton's elusive rover Martin Cross kicked 8 goals, but his great effort was overshadowed by the sensational clash between Ken Boyd of South Melbourne, and Carlton's acting captain John Nicholls - when the pair resumed hostilities that had erupted during their previous meeting in round 4.
In a post-game interview, Boyd admitted punching Nicholls after a boundary throw-in. The VFL stepped in and charged him, and Boyd was suspended for 12 weeks. He never played VFL football again.
Meanwhile, Tom Carroll's three goals at full-forward for Carlton gave him a total of 42, and extended his lead at the top of the goal-kicking table to six.
Team
| B: | 10 John James (acting vc) | 25 George Ferry | 4 Brian Buckley |
| HB: | 32 Vasil Varlamos | 20 Wes Lofts | 14 Bob Crowe |
| C: | 11 Barry Bryant | 9 Berkley Cox | 30 Murray Kick |
| HF: | 19 Ian Collins | 17 Gordon Collis | 8 John Benetti |
| F: | 18 Peter Barry | 22 Tom Carroll | 23 Martin Cross |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls (acting capt.) | 1 Serge Silvagni | 37 John Heathcote |
| Res: | 31 John Williams | 7 Bruce Williams | |
| Coach: | Ken Hands | ||
In: G. Ferry, J. Williams, B. Bryant, M. Kick
Out: B. Comben, C. Pavlou, G. Donaldson, M. Sankey
Milestones
Debut: Murray Kick
