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Cartlton defeated Essendon by 25 points at Princes Park

Round 7, 1957

Carlton6.0366.4409.96313.987
Essendon3.3213.11294.14387.2062
Venue: Princes ParkDate: Saturday June 1, 1957
Result: Win by 25 pointsUmpire: NashCrowd: 34,740
Goalkickers: D.Strauch 3, D.Beasy 2, G.Burke 2, K.Hands 2, L.Brereton 1, G.Donaldson 1, G.Gilchrist 1, D.Nicholls 1.
Reports: Injuries: J.Sullivan (suspected broken nose) replaced by L.Bereton at three quarter time, K.Clarke (cramp) replaced by B.Buckley last quarter











Game Review



James (Carlton)

"John James played another spectacular match at half-back against Essendon. His marking was amazing at times, and his general ground play and faultless judgment enabled him to halt Essendon's advances repeatedly."
(Age June 03)


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 27 Colin Holt 23 John Chick
HF: 12 Don Nicholls 13 Graham Donaldson 17 Doug Beasy
F: 5 Gerald Burke 22 Denis Strauch 30 Jack Sullivan
Ruck: 1 Ken Hands (c) 16 Kevin Clarke 7 Ron O'Dwyer
Res: 4 Brian Buckley 6 Leo Brereton
Coach: Jim Francis

Image
Image: Age June 03


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