Round 1, 1955

Carlton 5.3 33 9.10 64 10.14 74 19.20 134 North Melbourne 6.1 37 7.4 46 8.5 53 10.5 65	Venue: Princes Park	Date: Saturday April 16, 1955
Result: Win by 69 points	Umpire: Barbour.	Crowd: 25,041 Takings: £1717
Goalkickers: N.O'Brien 4.5, D.Beasy 3.3, P.Aitken 3.0, J.Mills 2.2, K.Warbuton 2.1, J.Cheffers 2.0, G.Burke 1.6, D.Zeunert 1.2, R.Robertson 1.1
Best: D.Beasy (BOG), R.Robertson, K.Hands, J.James, J.Cheffers, L.Kerr.
Reports: Nil	Injuries: P.Webster (bruised thigh) replaced by K.Warburton at three-quarter time. B.Milroy (stomach cramps) replaced by B.Molony fourth quarter.

Game Review

Carlton got off to a great start in Season 1955 with a huge win over tha Kangaroos at home. This 69 point win was off the back of a mammoth 9 goal last quarter which blew the Roos away.

Despite the huge win, Carlton were second on the ladder after Round 1 on percentage from Footscray.

"Carlton outclassed North Melbourne with a dazzling display of lightning-fast, heady football which would have done justice to a premiership prospect in mid season."
The Blues played non-stop classy football from the first bounce. The centre line was on top and provided a lot of drive into attack which the forward line used to full advantage.

Carlton coach Percy Bentley;

"Two factors gave us the win - the workmanlike way the boys went about the game, and our condition, which was outstanding for this time of the season. When they went on with it in the last, I said something I've been wanting to say a long time: "This is our year."

Footnote

Highest winning margin (69 points) against North Melbourne since 1931.
Best score against North Melbourne since 1942.

Team

B:	15 Bruce Comben	25 George Ferry	14 Vin English
HB:	22 Frank Munro	3 Peter Webster	10 John James
C:	23 John Chick	21 Ron Robertson	11 Laurie Kerr
HF:	17 Doug Beasy	32 John Cheffers	19 Denis Zeunert
F:	5 Gerald Burke	26 Noel O'Brien	29 Peter Aitken
Ruck:	2 Bill Milroy (vc)	1 Ken Hands (c)	9 Jack Mills
Res:	31 Brian Molony	7 Keith Warburton
Coach:	Percy Bentley

9 year old Bruce Bentley would go on to play his only game for Carlton in Round 9, 1964 Photo: The Age April 18

Milestones

Debuts: Peter Aitken, John Cheffers

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