Round 5, 1958
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
| Venue: Victoria Park | Date: Saturday May 10, 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Loss by 73 points | Umpire: Schwab | Crowd: 27,658 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: B.Crowe 1, J.Heathcote 1, L.Kerr 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: G. Gilchrist, J. Benetti, B. Buckley, G. Donaldson, J. Heathcote, P. Webster | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Graham Gilchrist (Striking 'Hooker' Harrison) - Reprimanded. | Injuries: L. Cottrell (bruised thigh) replaced by G. Burke last quarter. K. Clarke (cramp) replaced by K. Ryan last quarter | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
At a time when Collingwood were as strong as any time in their history, Carlton suffered one of our worst-ever defeats at Victoria Park. The Blues against the wind in the first quarter had 75% of the play but managed only 4 behinds. The home side with less opportunites made the most with four goals and ran away with the match after half time. One must spare a thought for recruit Kevin Ryan, who played his first and only senior game for the Blues this day, and probably never fully recovered.
Team
| B: | 15 Bruce Comben (c) | 25 George Ferry | 2 John Nicholls |
| HB: | 8 John Benetti | 3 Peter Webster | 10 John James |
| C: | 28 Graham Gilchrist | 12 Don Nicholls | 17 Doug Beasy |
| HF: | 11 Laurie Kerr (vc) | 24 Vic Garra | 32 Len Cottrell |
| F: | 16 Kevin Clarke | 14 Bob Crowe | 6 Leo Brereton |
| Ruck: | 13 Graham Donaldson | 4 Brian Buckley | 37 John Heathcote |
| Res: | 5 Gerald Burke | 39 Kevin Ryan | |
| Coach: | Jim Francis | ||
Milestones
Debut and Only Game: Kevin Ryan
