1916 VFL Round 4: Fitzroy v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1916 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 4 of the 1916 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Brunswick Street Oval. 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
W. Johnson (capt.), P. Abbott, F. Bamford, J. Freake, B. Gibaud, T. Heaney, B. King, G. Lambert, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, R. Millen, C. Norris, P. Parratt, T. Purcell, G. Shaw, H. Smith, J. Toohey

Carlton
B. Dick (capt.), C. Canet, P. Daykin, M. Dunn, C. Fisher, V. Gardiner, C. Hammond, H. Haughton, E. Jamieson, D. Keily, S. Leehane, A. McDonald, R. McGregor, B. Robinson, A. Sharp, J. Shortill, V. Valentine, G. White

Fitzroy (7.9.51) were defeated by Carlton (13.6.84).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Freake (2), T. Heaney (2), P. Parratt, T. Purcell, J. Toohey
Carlton: V. Gardiner (4), C. Fisher (3), A. Sharp (2), J. Shortill (2), P. Daykin, V. Valentine

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1916 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Fitzroy v Carlton
Date: Saturday 27 May 1916
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Carlton
Score: 7.9.51 - 13.6.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 1 4 . 5 5 . 6 7 . 9 7 . 9 (51)
Carlton 3 . 1 5 . 4 10 . 4 13 . 6 13 . 6 (84)
Margin CARL by 6 CARL by 5 CARL by 28 CARL by 33 CARL by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: George Holden (Fitzroy), Norm Clark (Carlton)
Captains: Wally Johnson (Fitzroy), Billy Dick (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Murphy
Goal Umpire: J. Jones, F. Lucas
Boundary Umpire: S. Campton, R. Lecher

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Abbott, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
8 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 2 ?
25 Gibaud, Bill ? ? 0 ?
21 Heaney, Tom ? ? 2 ?
14 Johnson, Wally (c) ? ? 0 ?
15 King, Bob ? ? 0 ?
7 Lambert, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
28 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 0 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Parratt, Percy ? ? 1 ?
6 Purcell, Teddy ? ? 1 ?
17 Shaw, George ? ? 0 ?
18 Smith, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Toohey, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 9

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Canet, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 Daykin, Percy ? ? 1 ?
1 Dick, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Dunn, Mick ? ? 0 ?
7 Fisher, Charlie ? ? 3 ?
13 Gardiner, Vin ? ? 4 ?
16 Hammond, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
5 Haughton, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 Jamieson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
8 Keily, Dan ? ? 0 ?
6 Leehane, Steve ? ? 0 ?
3 McDonald, Andy ? ? 0 ?
11 McGregor, Rod ? ? 0 ?
24 Robinson, Billy ? ? 0 ?
14 Sharp, Athol ? ? 2 ?
23 Shortill, Joe ? ? 2 ?
4 Valentine, Viv ? ? 1 ?
22 White, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 6

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