| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday August 7, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Lost by 43 points | Umpire: I.Coates | Crowd: 36,267 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: A.Jesaulenko 3, J.Nicholls 1, C.Mitchell 1, B.Barrot 1, I.Robertson 1, R.Walls 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: J.Nicholls, I.Robertson, B.Doull, A.Gallagher, J.O'Connell, V.Waite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: K.Hall (broken nose), B.Barrot (corked thigh). | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
One of the crucial matches of the year and a bitter disappointment to all Carlton fans.A spot in the finals could well have been up for grabs with the contenders sitting - Hawthorn 16-2; Collingwood 13-4-1; St Kilda13-5; Richmond 12-6 and Carlton 12-6. One was going to have to miss out.
After holding sway through the first half the Blues were overhauled in the third term and then overwhelmed in the last as a feeble performance saw us outscored by 10 goals to 1 after the main break. Tigers champion Royce Hart was unstoppable.
Team
| B: | 50 John O'Connell | 20 Geoff Southby | 30 Vin Waite |
| HB: | 21 Barry Gill | 43 David McKay | 3 Kevin Hall |
| C: | 6 Garry Crane | 24 Bill Barrot | 15 Phil Pinnell |
| HF: | 34 Ian Robertson | 42 Robert Walls (vc) | 4 Bruce Doull |
| F: | 9 Chris Mitchell | 25 Alex Jesaulenko | 8 Trevor Keogh |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls (c) | 1 Serge Silvagni | 10 Adrian Gallagher |
| Res: | 22 Neil Chandler | 5 Syd Jackson | |
| Coach: | Ron Barassi | ||
Bill Barrot & Ian Stewart
Age August 10
Milestones
50 Games : David McKay100 Games : Garry Crane
Last Game : Chris Mitchell
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