1917 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1917 between Carlton and Geelong during round 4 of the 1917 VFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park. Billy Dick captained the hosts. Harry Marsham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Norm Clark.

Carlton
B. Dick (capt.), T. Brown, C. Canet, E. Carter, P. Daykin, M. Dunn, V. Gardiner, H. Greaves, J. Greenhill, H. Haughton, D. Keily, A. Lang, D. Lear, S. Leehane, F. Martin, A. McDonald, R. McGregor, V. Valentine

Geelong
H. Marsham (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Baker, T. Brownlees, B. Collins, H. Craven, B. Davie, J. Gray, G. Hope, A. Johns, J. Kearney, N. MacKay, V. Maguire, P. Martini, E. Peck, B. Rankin, L. Tasker, S. Thomas

Carlton (5.12.42) were defeated by Geelong (6.7.43).

Goalkickers
Carlton: H. Haughton (2), E. Carter, B. Dick, A. Lang
Geelong: E. Peck (2), T. Brownlees, H. Craven, V. Maguire, P. Martini

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Geelong remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1917 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Monday 4 June 1917
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Princes Park

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Geelong
Score: 5.12.42 - 6.7.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 0 . 1 1 . 7 5 . 10 5 . 12 5 . 12 (42)
Geelong 3 . 3 4 . 4 5 . 5 6 . 7 6 . 7 (43)
Margin GEEL by 20 GEEL by 15 CARL by 5 GEEL by 1 GEEL by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Clark (Carlton), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Billy Dick (Carlton), Harry Marsham (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden
Boundary Umpire: R. Smithwick

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Brown, Ted ? ? 0 ?
12 Canet, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
14 Carter, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
2 Daykin, Percy ? ? 0 ?
1 Dick, Billy (c) ? ? 1 ?
21 Dunn, Mick ? ? 0 ?
13 Gardiner, Vin ? ? 0 ?
19 Greaves, Harry ? ? 0 ?
17 Greenhill, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Haughton, Harry ? ? 2 ?
8 Keily, Dan ? ? 0 ?
18 Lang, Alex ? ? 1 ?
16 Lear, Darcy ? ? 0 ?
6 Leehane, Steve ? ? 0 ?
25 Martin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
3 McDonald, Andy ? ? 0 ?
11 McGregor, Rod ? ? 0 ?
4 Valentine, Viv ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 12

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
2 Baker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 1 ?
5 Collins, Basil ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 1 ?
21 Davie, Bert ? ? 0 ?
8 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Hope, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 0 ?
16 Kearney, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 MacKay, Norm ? ? 0 ?
12 Maguire, Vin ? ? 1 ?
10 Marsham, Harry (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Martini, Percy ? ? 1 ?
19 Peck, Eric ? ? 2 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
18 Tasker, Leo ? ? 0 ?
15 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 7

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