1961 Night Series First Round
| Carlton |
3.2 | 20 |
5.6 | 35 |
9.9 | 63 |
12.12 | 84 |
|
Richmond |
1.3 | 9 |
1.4 | 10 |
4.5 | 29 |
5.8 | 38 |
| Venue: Lake Oval, Albert Park (Night) |
Date: Tuesday September 12, 1961 |
| Result: Won by 46 points |
Umpire: R. Nunn |
Crowd: 23,468 |
| Goalkickers: Tom Carroll 6, Cross 2, Brereton 1, Collis 1, Heathcote 1 & Williams 1. |
| Best: Tom Carroll, Buckley, Cox, Kick, Silvagni, & Varlamos. |
Game Review
Carlton scored their highest ‘Night’ game winning margin when they won by 46 points and it was their third consecutive time that they had played Richmond in the opening round of the ‘Night’ Series and their fourth meeting against Richmond, with Carlton winning three of these games.
Tom Carroll scored 6 goals in this match and this was the most goals scored by Carlton player in a ‘Night’ match.
Team 1961 'Night' Series First Round
| B: | 4 Brian Buckley | 25 George Ferry | 10 John James |
| HB: | 14 Bob Crowe | 20 Wes Lofts | 32 Vasil Varlamos |
| C: | 37 John Heathcote | 9 Berkley Cox | 30 Murray Kick |
| HF: | 28 Graham Gilchrist | 17 Gordon Collis | 19 Ian Collins |
| F: | 23 Martin Cross | 22 Tom Carroll | 31 John Williams |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls | 1 Serge Silvagni | 6 Leo Brereton |
| Res: | 7 Bruce Williams | 42 Jim Carroll |
| Coach: | Ken Hands |
1961 Night Series Semi Final
| Carlton |
2.4 | 16 |
5.8 | 38 |
9.9 | 63 |
10.11 | 71 |
|
Geelong |
4.4 | 28 |
7.6 | 48 |
10.8 | 68 |
14.12 | 96 |
| Venue: Lake Oval, Albert Park (Night) |
Date: Tuesday September 19, 1961 |
| Result: Lose by 25 points |
Umpire: R. Nunn |
Crowd: 27,240 |
| Goalkickers: Tom Carroll 5, Brereton 3, John Nicholls 1 & Silvagni 1. |
| Best: Tom Carroll , Brereton , John Nicholls, Silvagni, Buckley & Crowe. |
Game Review
Geelong in winning by 25 points inflicted on Carlton their highest ‘Night’ game losing margin, the previous highest had been 15 points by South Melbourne in 1957
Tom Carroll with his 5 goals in this match made his total 11 goals for the series and was the most goals scored by Carlton player in a ‘Night’ series, that surpassed Robert Crowe’s 7 goals from his 2 games in 1956.
Murray Kick was suspended for 2 matches for striking Cat John Yeates.
Team 1961 'Night' Series Semi Final
| B: | 4 Brian Buckley | 25 George Ferry | 10 John James |
| HB: | 14 Bob Crowe | 20 Wes Lofts | 32 Vasil Varlamos |
| C: | 37 John Heathcote | 9 Berkley Cox | 30 Murray Kick |
| HF: | 28 Graham Gilchrist | 18 Peter Barry | 19 Ian Collins |
| F: | 23 Martin Cross | 22 Tom Carroll | 31 John Williams |
| Ruck: | 2 John Nicholls | 1 Serge Silvagni | 6 Leo Brereton |
| Res: | 7 Bruce Williams | 42 Jim Carroll |
| Coach: | Ken Hands |
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