1917 VFL Semi Final 1: Carlton v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1917 between Carlton and Fitzroy in the first semi final of the 1917 VFL season. Carlton hosted Fitzroy at MCG. Billy Dick captained the hosts. George Holden 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, E. Carter, P. Daykin, L. Downs, M. Dunn, C. Fisher, V. Gardiner, C. Hammond, D. Keily, S. Leehane, F. Martin, A. McDonald, R. McGregor, P. O'Brien, J. Shortill, V. Valentine

Fitzroy
G. Holden (capt.), J. Atkinson, F. Bamford, J. Freake, T. Heaney, C. Keller, B. King, B. Lenne, C. Lethbridge, T. Lowrie, T. McDonald, R. Millen, F. Moore, C. Norris, P. Parratt, F. Strawbridge, J. Toohey, L. Wigraft

Carlton (6.8.44) were defeated by Fitzroy (6.17.53).

Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Dick (3), V. Valentine (2), J. Shortill
Fitzroy: J. Freake (3), T. McDonald, R. Millen, P. Parratt

Match Details

Season: 1917 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Carlton v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 1 September 1917
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 15,005

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Fitzroy
Score: 6.8.44 - 6.17.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 0 3 . 1 4 . 6 6 . 8 6 . 8 (44)
Fitzroy 2 . 4 4 . 9 5 . 11 6 . 17 6 . 17 (53)
Margin CARL by 2 FITZ by 14 FITZ by 11 FITZ by 9 FITZ by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Brown, Ted ? ? 0 ?
12 Canet, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
14 Carter, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
2 Daykin, Percy ? ? 0 ?
1 Dick, Billy (c) ? ? 3 ?
28 Downs, Lyle ? ? 0 ?
21 Dunn, Mick ? ? 0 ?
7 Fisher, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Gardiner, Vin ? ? 0 ?
19 Hammond, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
8 Keily, Dan ? ? 0 ?
6 Leehane, Steve ? ? 0 ?
25 Martin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
3 McDonald, Andy ? ? 0 ?
11 McGregor, Rod ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
23 Shortill, Joe ? ? 1 ?
4 Valentine, Viv ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 8

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Atkinson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
8 Bamford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim ? ? 3 ?
21 Heaney, Tom ? ? 0 ?
30 Holden, George (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Keller, Carl ? ? 0 ?
16 King, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Lenne, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Lethbridge, Chris ? ? 0 ?
28 Lowrie, Tom ? ? 0 ?
23 McDonald, Ted ? ? 1 ?
26 Millen, Roy ? ? 1 ?
15 Moore, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Norris, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Parratt, Percy ? ? 1 ?
25 Strawbridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
3 Toohey, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 17

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