| Carlton | 5.3 | 33 | 8.7 | 55 | 9.9 | 63 | 10.16 | 76 | | Sth Melbourne | 0.5 | 5 | 1.9 | 15 | 4.15 | 39 | 6.16 | 52 |
| Venue: Lakeside Oval | Date: Saturday April 27, 1957 |
| Result: Win by 24 points | Umpire: Woolfe | Crowd: 22,385 |
| Goalkickers: D.Beasy 4, B.Crowe 4, K.Clark 1, G.Gilchrist 1. |
| Reports: | Injuries: Crowe replaced by Holt. |
Game Review
A brilliant first half of play on football by Carlton set up the win. Don Nicholls dominated the centre before half time, and rovers Beasy and Sullivan were too good for the South pair of Skilton and McGowan. Strauch at centre half forward provided a target, and Crowe and Beasy scored seven for the first eight goals. Carlton benefited by Ken Hands' leadership when the Blues' big men started to tire in the second half.
Best
James, D. Nicholls, Comben, Hands, Crowe, Beasy, Sullivan
Team
| B: | 15 Bruce Comben (acting vc) | 25 George Ferry | 2 John Nicholls |
| HB: | 19 Denis Zeunert | 3 Peter Webster | 10 John James |
| C: | 28 Graham Gilchrist | 12 Don Nicholls | 23 John Chick |
| HF: | 20 Leon Berner | 22 Denis Strauch | 30 Jack Sullivan |
| F: | 13 Graham Donaldson | 14 Bob Crowe | 6 Leo Brereton |
| Ruck: | 1 Ken Hands (c) | 16 Kevin Clarke | 17 Doug Beasy |
| Res: | 27 Colin Holt | 9 Jack Mills | |
| Coach: | Jim Francis |
Milestones
50 Games: Denis Zeunert
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Round 3
