| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday August 11, 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Loss by 22 points | Umpire: | Crowd: 17,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: J.Baird 1, B.Comben 1, F.Davies 1, V.English 1, J.Mills 1, H.Sullivan 1, K.Warbuton 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Having had their finals hopes dashed the previous week by a resurgent Richmond, the Blues were given the coup de grace by Geelong in this one-sided affair at Princes Park.
The top of the table Cats led by more than six goals at three-quarter time, and eased down to run out victors by 22 points. The Blues never threw in the towel, but their wayward shooting for goal (they scored 2.8 to a single point by Geelong in the last quarter) dashed any chance of a resurgence, and the final score flattered the home side.
Carlton dropped to eighth place after this defeat, overtaken by South Melbourne. Now, only Footscray posed a threat to the entrenched top four of Geelong, Collingwood, Fitzroy and Essendon.
Team
| B: | 35 Jack Conley | 27 Ollie Grieve | 24 Harry Caspar |
| HB: | 16 John Brown | 25 Jim Baird | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 11 Laurie Kerr | 17 Doug Beasy | 8 Arthur Hodgson |
| HF: | 14 Vin English | 3 Harry Sullivan | 10 Fred Stafford |
| F: | 1 Ken Hands (acting capt.) | 7 Keith Warburton | 9 Jack Mills |
| Ruck: | 28 Fred Davies | 19 Don Calder | 15 Bruce Comben |
| Res: | 21 Johnny Blake | 18 Alan Thynne | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Changes
IN: A.Thynne, D.CalderOUT: B.Baxter, D.Guy
Milestones
Last game: Johnny BlakeRound 14 | Round 16