Game Review

Carlton on the ropes following 3 consecutive losses and with a couple of debutantes. Collingwood appearing in good form at 3-1. Playing at Victoria Park. This could get ugly.

The Blues however produced a highly commendable performance to push the Magpies almost to breaking point.

A strong first half provided a 2 goal advantage. The effort began to tell during the third and Collingwood managed to wrest a 1 point lead by orange-time. The Pies unfortunately took control in the last and ran out 18 point winners.

Carlton's effort suggested that perhaps their form was turning and wins could be just around the corner.

This was John Nicholls' 322 game, breaking the record previously held by Ted Whitten. Interestingly, at one stage Collingwood had 19 players on the ground. Ray Shaw had slid into the fence, and while he was being treated by trainers, Collingwood brought on one of their reserves. Under the rules operating at this time, they should have been penalised their entire score. This incident led to the VFL increasing the space between the boundary line and the fence.

Carlton tried desperately to break their run of losses this season, but found the big man strength of Len Thompson and the team work of Collingwood too great in the dying minutes of a very entertaining game filled with all the best features of our game. Apart from VFL Park or MCG games, this was the Blues eighth "away" game loss in a row, fourth loss in a row this year and their second loss to Collingwood at Victoria Park. - Football Record.

Team

Milestones

100 Games: Syd Jackson
Debuts: Graeme Robertson, Greg Towns

Video

9 mins 30sec courtesy of the Rhettrospective site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NViipzdhfwk