| Venue: Punt Rd Oval | Date: Saturday May 9, 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 6 points | Umpire: | Crowd: 31,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: T.Walsh 6, J.Howell 4, J.Spencer 3, L.Kerr 1, J.Mills 1, M.Wenn 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Back pocket, Bruce Comben was missing with a broken blood vessel in his neck, and Doug Beasy was getting married. Jack Howell was carrying a thigh injury, and full back Harry Dern badly jarred both thumbs last week. Bill Milroy had a bruised thigh.Full-forward Tony Walsh starred for the Blues in this narrow victory over Richmond at the Punt Road Oval. Walsh kicked 6 goals, and ruckman-forward Jack 'Chooka' Howell kicked 4, in a high-scoring thriller of a match. Despite the win, Carlton dropped out of the top four on percentage.
Team
| B: | 30 George Stafford | 6 Harry Dern | 31 Brian Molony |
| HB: | 16 John Brown | 3 Harry Sullivan | 4 Doug Guy |
| C: | 34 A. Max Thomas | 7 Keith Warburton | 11 Laurie Kerr |
| HF: | 21 Ron Robertson | 18 Max Wenn | 10 John James |
| F: | 2 Bill Milroy | 12 Tony Walsh | 32 Jack Spencer |
| Ruck: | 13 Jack Howell (vc) | 1 Ken Hands (c) | 9 Jack Mills |
| Res: | 25 George Ferry | 23 John Chick | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
50 Games: John Brown200th Goal: Jack Howell
Interesting Fact: This was the second consecutive away win against this opponent at exactly the same margin, a feat we've managed 6 times in our entire VFL to AFL history.
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