1916 VFL Season Grand Final: Fitzroy v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1916 between Fitzroy and Carlton in the challenge final of the 1916 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Carlton at the MCG. Wally Johnson captained the hosts. Billy Dick captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by George Holden and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.

Fitzroy (12.13.85) defeated Carlton (8.8.56).

Match Details

Season: 1916 VFL Season
Round: Challenge Final (Grand Final)
Teams: Fitzroy v Carlton
Date: Saturday 2 September 1916
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 21,130

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Carlton
Score: 12.13.85 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 4 . 6 8 . 8 10 . 11 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Carlton 2 . 0 4 . 2 6 . 8 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin FITZ by 18 FITZ by 30 FITZ by 27 FITZ by 29 FITZ by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Wally Johnson
Coach: George Holden

Carlton

Captain: Billy Dick
Coach: Norm Clark

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. Norden

Goal Umpires

E. Barter
F. Bartlett

Boundary Umpires

S. Campton
W. Roy

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Buist, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
21 Heaney, Tom ? ? 3 ?
30 Holden, George ? ? 1 ?
5 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
14 Johnson, Wally (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 King, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
28 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 1 ?
23 McDonald, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 McLennan, Harold ? ? 0 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
16 Moore, Fred ? ? 1 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
29 O'Dee, Bert ? ? 2 ?
20 Parratt, Percy ? ? 3 ?
6 Purcell, Teddy ? ? 0 ?
17 Shaw, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 13

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Brown, Ted ? ? 0 ?
17 Calwell, George ? ? 0 ?
2 Daykin, Percy ? ? 0 ?
1 Dick, Billy (c) ? ? 3 ?
7 Fisher, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
13 Gardiner, Vin ? ? 1 ?
19 Greaves, Harry ? ? 0 ?
16 Hammond, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
5 Haughton, Harry ? ? 1 ?
8 Keily, Dan ? ? 0 ?
18 Lang, Alex ? ? 1 ?
6 Leehane, Steve ? ? 0 ?
3 McDonald, Andy ? ? 0 ?
20 Morris, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
24 Robinson, Billy ? ? 0 ?
23 Shortill, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Valentine, Viv ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 8

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s