1916 VFL Season Preliminary Final: Carlton v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 26 August 1916 between Carlton and Fitzroy in the final of the 1916 season of the Victorian Football League.
Carlton hosted Fitzroy at the 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 (5.12.42) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.11.65).
Match Details
Season:
1916 VFL Season
Round:
Final (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
Carlton
Captain: Billy DickCoach: Norm Clark
Fitzroy
Captain: Wally JohnsonCoach: George Holden
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
J. ElderGoal Umpires
E. BarterF. Bartlett
Boundary Umpires
B. BoyleS. 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 | |||