| Venue: Glenferrie Oval | Date: Saturday August 6, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Loss by 27 points | Umpire: Leighton | Crowd: 16,000 Receipts: £977 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: L.Brereton 2, W.Lofts 2, C.Pavlou 2, B.Bryant 1, G.Gilchrist 1, J.Williams 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: G.Donaldson (ankle) replaced by J.Williams at half time. B.Bryant (dislocated knee) by B.Arch in last the quarter. B.Comben (bruised shin) | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
After successive losses, Carlton went into this match against the sixth-placed Hawks with some confidence, given the Blues' good record at Glenferrie Oval in recent years. But the Hawks' defence got on top after the main break, and they held on for a comfortable victory.Carlton dropped one rung on the ladder to ninth after this defeat, only two points ahead of Footscray and North Melbourne.
Hawks Best for 10 Years
Hawthorn kicked 13.10 (88) against Carlton, their best against the Blues since 1950, when they scored 16.15 (111), but lost. Hawthorn had 27 points to spare at the final siren last week. This was their second-highest winning margin against Carlton ever at Hawthorn. Their best was in 1945, when they won by 34 points. - Football Record.
John Nicholls dominated the rucks at Hawthorn. John James was a tower of strength in defence. Best of the rest were Denis Zeunert and Brian Buckley. - Football Record.
Team
| B: | 15 Bruce Comben (c) | 25 George Ferry | 4 Brian Buckley |
| HB: | 19 Denis Zeunert | 14 Bob Crowe | 10 John James |
| C: | 11 Barry Bryant | 28 Graham Gilchrist | 23 John Chick (vc) |
| HF: | 8 John Benetti | 13 Graham Donaldson (dvc) | 3 Dave McCulloch |
| F: | 16 Maurie Sankey | 20 Wes Lofts | 35 Chris Pavlou |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls | 5 Gerald Burke | 6 Leo Brereton |
| Res: | 31 John Williams | 21 Bill Arch | |
| Coach: | Ken Hands | ||
Changes
In: C. Pavlou, J. WilliamsOut: J. Heathcote, B. Williams
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