| Venue: M.C.G. | Date: Saturday May 22, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Lost by 52 points | Umpire: R.Sleeth | Crowd: 52,783 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: R.McLean 3, S.Jackson 2, T.Keogh 1, P.Jones 1, I.Robertson 1, R.Walls 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: B.Gill, V.Waite, T.Keogh, P.Pinnell, G.Southby, R.McLean, A.Gallagher, R.Walls. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: P.Jones (bruised thigh) | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
After a shaky start the Blues had recorded 4 successive wins and were beginning to look dangerous.At three-quarter time this was anyone's game. The scores had been virtually level throughout and a cliff-hanger seemed certain. Then, disaster. Richmond piled on 8-9 to a solitary point as the Blues put in an abject display.
A "senior Carlton official" was quoted as saying "this is the first time I've seen an entire team chuck a match in". (Source: The Melbourne Sun). A sorry day indeed.
Team
| B: | 19 Ian Collins | 20 Geoff Southby | 30 Vin Waite |
| HB: | 21 Barry Gill | 43 David McKay | 15 Phil Pinnell |
| C: | 49 Andy Lukimitis | 34 Ian Robertson | 8 Trevor Keogh |
| HF: | 33 Paul Hurst | 42 Robert Walls (vc) | 5 Syd Jackson |
| F: | 28 Peter Jones | 14 Ricky McLean | 12 Barry Armstrong |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls (c) | 1 Serge Silvagni | 10 Adrian Gallagher |
| Res: | 46 John Warden | 38 Mark Amos | |
| Coach: | Ron Barassi | ||
Note: Andrew Lukimitis changed his name to Lukas in 1971.
Milestones
Debut : John Warden50 Games : Syd Jackson
150 Games : Ian Collins
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