1926 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1926 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 5 of the 1926 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Brunswick Street Oval. Bill Adams captained the hosts. Ray Brew captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Ray Brew.

Fitzroy
B. Adams (capt.), B. Allen, A. Batchelor, C. Chapman, N. Cockram, G. Collins, A. Dickens, E. Elliott, G. Gordon, G. Hellwig, H. Jenkin, B. Merrick, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, J. O'Rourke, L. Warren, L. Wigraft, L. Wood

Carlton
R. Brew (capt.), M. Beasy, H. Blackmore, T. Brewis, R. Byrne, N. Collins, V. Davis, F. Donoghue, H. Dunn, F. Irwin, J. Kelly, B. Manger, E. McAlpine, C. McSwain, J. Morrissey, G. Styles, H. Vallence, J. Watson

Fitzroy (7.16.58) defeated Carlton (7.6.48).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: B. Merrick (2), J. Moriarty (2), B. Allen, G. Collins, J. Millen
Carlton: V. Davis (3), H. Dunn (2), M. Beasy, E. McAlpine

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Fitzroy v Carlton
Date: Saturday 29 May 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Carlton
Score: 7.16.58 - 7.6.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 1 . 4 2 . 6 5 . 11 7 . 16 7 . 16 (58)
Carlton 1 . 2 6 . 4 6 . 6 7 . 6 7 . 6 (48)
Margin FITZ by 2 CARL by 22 CARL by 1 FITZ by 10 FITZ by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Vic Belcher (Fitzroy), Ray Brew (Carlton)
Captains: Bill Adams (Fitzroy), Ray Brew (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Leheny

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Adams, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Allen, Bob ? ? 1 ?
3 Batchelor, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 0 ?
12 Cockram, Norm ? ? 0 ?
29 Collins, Goldie ? ? 1 ?
14 Dickens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern ? ? 0 ?
17 Gordon, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrick, Bob ? ? 2 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 1 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 2 ?
15 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 0 ?
31 Warren, Les ? ? 0 ?
10 Wigraft, Len ? ? 0 ?
23 Wood, Lockie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 16

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Beasy, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
8 Blackmore, Hedley ? ? 0 ?
26 Brew, Ray (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Brewis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
23 Byrne, Ronnie ? ? 0 ?
2 Collins, Norm ? ? 0 ?
34 Davis, Victor ? ? 3 ?
18 Donoghue, Frank ? ? 0 ?
16 Dunn, Harvey ? ? 2 ?
21 Irwin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Joe ? ? 0 ?
5 Manger, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 McAlpine, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
3 McSwain, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Morrissey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Styles, George ? ? 0 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 0 ?
33 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 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