Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club

1957

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1957 Summary

A solid start to the 1957 season would lay the platform for our first finals appearance since 1952. A 10-4 winning record saw the club sitting second on the ladder after round 14, only half a game behind eventual premiers Melbourne. The club's form then deserted it, losing three of its remaining four home and away games. Two of these losses would be to teams outside of the top 4, the first of which was a 7 goal defeat to eventual wooden spooners Geelong.

The great start to the season allowed the club to remain in the top 4, finishing in 4th place, six points ahead of Collingwood in fifth. Entering the first Semi Final against Hawthorn out of form, the Blues played like the underdog. The Hawks kicked 5 goals to none in the first quarter, ending the game as a contest, with Carlton only managing six goals for the entire match. Hawthorn went on to win 10.11 (71) to 6.12 (48).

Ladder

Pos	Team	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	For	Against	%
1	Melbourne	12	1	5	50	218.259.1567	154.205.1129	138.8
2	Essendon	11	0	7	44	196.271.1447	170.203.1223	118.3
3	Hawthorn	11	0	7	44	180.241.1321	156.196.1132	116.7
4	Carlton	11	0	7	44	188.213.1341	185.238.1348	99.5
5	Collingwood	9	1	8	38	193.232.1390	190.226.1366	101.8
6	Footscray	9	1	8	38	175.213.1263	175.225.1275	99.1
7	Richmond	9	0	9	36	215.216.1506	220.284.1604	93.9
8	Nth Melbourne	8	0	10	32	195.234.1404	210.217.1477	95.1
9	St Kilda	8	0	10	32	182.226.1318	193.236.1394	94.5
10	Sth Melbourne	7	0	11	28	185.239.1349	211.253.1519	88.8
11	Fitzroy	6	0	12	24	187.233.1355	226.255.1611	84.1
12	Geelong	5	1	12	22	195.198.1368	219.237.1551	88.2