1916 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1916 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 1 of the 1916 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park.
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.), P. Daykin, M. Dunn, C. Fisher, V. Gardiner, C. Hammond, H. Haughton, A. Huggett, E. Jamieson, D. Keily, A. Lang, S. Leehane, R. McGregor, P. O'Brien, B. Robinson, A. Sharp, V. Valentine, G. White
Fitzroy
W. Johnson (capt.), P. Abbott, F. Bamford, C. Fergie, J. Freake, T. Heaney, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, T. McDonald, H. McLennan, R. Millen, C. Norris, B. O'Dee, P. Parratt, T. Purcell, G. Shaw, J. Toohey
Carlton (7.18.60) were defeated by Fitzroy (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Carlton: V. Gardiner (5), C. Fisher, A. Huggett
Fitzroy: J. Freake (4), J. Toohey (2), T. Lowrie, P. Parratt, G. Shaw
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1916 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1916
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 18 | 7 | . | 18 | (60) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | FITZ by 12 | level | FITZ by 19 | FITZ by 4 | FITZ by 4 | |||||||||||
| 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:
A. Collis,
J. Smith
Boundary Umpire:
E. McSherry,
W. Roy
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Daykin, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dick, Billy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Dunn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Fisher, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gardiner, Vin | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 16 | Hammond, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Haughton, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Huggett, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Jamieson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Keily, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lang, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Leehane, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McGregor, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | O'Brien, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Robinson, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sharp, Athol | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Valentine, Viv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | White, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 18 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Abbott, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Bamford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fergie, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freake, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Heaney, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Wally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lenne, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lethbridge, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Lowrie, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | McDonald, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLennan, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Millen, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Norris, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Dee, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Parratt, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Purcell, Teddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Shaw, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 10 | |||