On This Day: 29th July

Round 15, 1921

Carlton 4.4 28 6.13 49 11.17 83 18.21 129 St Kilda 1.0 6 1.1 7 2.3 15 2.3 15	Venue: Princes Park	Date: July 29, 1911
Result: Won by 114 points	Umpire:	Crowd:
Goalkickers: V.Gardiner 10, M.Gotz 2, G.Green 2, T.Clancy 1, T.Hughes 1, F.McDonald 1, R.McGregor 1.
Reports:	Injuries:

 

 

 

A St Kilda side weakened by the absence of several players on strike were put to the sword and resulted in Carlton’s first triple figure winning margin.

Vin Gardiner set a new Carlton record with 10 goals. It could have been many more as he also finished with 12 behinds.

Gardiner blooms as Carlton goalkicker
Carlton full-forward Vin Gardiner kicked a freakish ten goals 11 behinds in the Blues romp over strike-depleted St Kilda at Princes Park. This was the first double digit score by a Blue, beating ‘Silver’ Caine’s eight in 1907. Carlton beat the hapless Saints by 114 points. Younger brother of Jack Gardiner, Vin moved the opposite way to him, and crossed from Melbourne to Carlton in 1907, and played in the 1908 premiership. – 100 Years of Australian Rules Football.

Round 14, 1961

Carlton 1.1 7 3.2 20 5.7 37 7.9 51 Footscray 5.2 32 7.4 46 11.7 73 12.11 83	Venue: Western Oval	Date: July 29, 1961
Result: Loss by 32 points	Umpire:	Crowd: 21,639
Goalkickers: T.Carroll 4, I.Collins 1, M.Cross 1, B.Williams 1.
Reports:	Injuries: Pavlou (knee)

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This wretched loss at the Western Oval didn’t just signal the conclusion of Carlton great Bruce Comben‘s career, it also saw the end of promising youngster Chris Pavlou‘s all too brief foray into the VFL.

In the middle of his best year of football, Pavlou wrenched his knee in an incident on the boundary line, and was forced into premature retirement at the age of only 22. For more on Pavlou and this game, click here.

Round 17, 1972

Carlton 3.4 22 7.8 50 13.11 89 17.17 119 Geelong 1.2 8 5.7 37 7.9 51 9.13 67	Venue: Kardinia Park	Date: July 29, 1972
Result: Win by 52 points	Umpire: P.Sheales	Crowd: 24,797
Goalkickers: G.Kennedy 4, R.Walls 4, S.Jackson 2, P.Jones 2, J.Nicholls 2, B.Armstrong 1, D.Dickson 1, A.Gallagher 1.
Best: T.Keogh, R.Walls, A.Jesaulenko, G.Southby, D.Dickson, B.Armstrong.
Reports:	Injuries:

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Carlton’s effort in crushing an enthusiastic Geelong at Kardinia Park came as expected. The obvious reason for the tremendous effort was the indifferent performance the Blues produced against Essendon last week. Big John Nicholls had plenty of ammunition to stir up the Carlton players and they did not let him down. In fact, Carlton’s players were so enthusiastic and desperate that a couple of them couldn’t tell the difference between the colours and fought amongst themselves. There is no doubt Carlton is packed with talent and when nearly half the team can each gain more than 20 kicks it means the Blues are not relying on any individual to fire them. With fellows like Alex Jesaulenko, Syd Jackson and Adrian Gallagher all pin-pointing the ball right to the player’s chest it makes it hard for the opposition to get its fair share of the ball. – Polly Farmer; The Australian.

Round 17, 1989

Carlton 6.5 41 8.8 56 11.13 79 15.16 106 Melbourne 0.6 6 3.10 28 5.18 48 10.19 79	Venue: Princes Park	Date: July 29, 1989
Result: Win by 27 points	Umpires: I.Clayton & P.Carey	Crowd: 20,277 Gate: $53,134
Goalkickers: S.Kernahan 4, J.Dorotich 4, M.Naley 2, C.Bradley 2, R.Dennis 1, A.Gleeson 1, S.Verbeek 1.
Best: S.Kernahan, P.Dean, S.Da Rui, J.Dorotich, J.Madden, G.Hawker.
Reports: Nil.
Injuries: Nil.

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Stephen Kernahan produced another wonderful display up forward, with 17 kicks, 10 marks and four goals, as the Blues beat top five-placed Melbourne in one of the club’s best displays of the season. Kernahan got solid support in attack from Jon Dorotich who also booted four goals.

Carlton’s rugged, solidly built defender Steve Da Rui started his own wrecking machine against the opposition captains this round. Starting with Melbourne skipper, Greg Healy, Da Rui would crunch and stretcher over the next three weeks the opposing team’s captain. Whether it was by accident or design, only Da Rui could tell. But to be hit by him, you stayed hit, all these “hits” were legitimate hip and shoulders.