1916 VFL Preliminary Final: Carlton v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1916 between Carlton and Fitzroy in the preliminary final of the 1916 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Fitzroy at MCG.
Billy Dick captained the hosts.
Wally Johnson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by George Holden.
Carlton
B. Dick (capt.), T. Brown, C. Canet, P. Daykin, C. Fisher, V. Gardiner, H. Greaves, C. Hammond, H. Haughton, E. Jamieson, D. Keily, A. Lang, S. Leehane, A. McDonald, B. Robinson, A. Sharp, J. Shortill, V. Valentine
Fitzroy
W. Johnson (capt.), F. Bamford, T. Buist, T. Heaney, G. Holden, H. Jenkin, B. King, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, T. McDonald, R. Millen, F. Moore, C. Norris, B. O'Dee, P. Parratt, T. Purcell, G. Shaw
Carlton (5.12.42) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Carlton: V. Gardiner (3), P. Daykin, C. Fisher
Fitzroy: T. Heaney (4), P. Parratt (2), H. Jenkin, C. Lethbridge, F. Moore
Match Details
Season:
1916 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Carlton
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 26 August 1916
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
15,567
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 12 | (42) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | CARL by 10 | CARL by 6 | CARL by 3 | FITZ by 23 | FITZ by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Clark
(Carlton),
George Holden
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Billy Dick
(Carlton),
Wally Johnson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
E. Barter,
F. Bartlett
Boundary Umpire:
B. Boyle,
S. Campton
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Brown, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Canet, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Daykin, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Dick, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Fisher, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gardiner, Vin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Greaves, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hammond, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Haughton, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Jamieson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Keily, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lang, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Leehane, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McDonald, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Robinson, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sharp, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Shortill, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Valentine, Viv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Buist, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heaney, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Holden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Jenkin, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | King, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Lowrie, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McDonald, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Moore, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Norris, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Dee, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Purcell, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Shaw, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 11 | |||