1927 VFL Round 13: Carlton v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1927 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 13 of the 1927 VFL season. Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park. Horrie Clover captained the hosts. Len Wigraft captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Horrie Clover and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

Carlton
H. Clover (capt.), V. Arthur, M. Beasy, T. Brewis, H. Carter, N. Collins, M. Connell, F. Donoghue, B. Downie, T. Downs, A. Duncan, F. Gilby, G. Gough, F. Irwin, L. Johnson, F. Mount, H. Vallence, J. Watson

Fitzroy
L. Wigraft (capt.), L. Bols, J. Cashman, C. Chapman, T. Corrigan, S. Foley, G. Gibbs, G. Hellwig, T. Hickey, C. Kemp, G. McCracken, J. Millen, R. Milne, J. Moriarty, W. Reeve, E. Reichman, C. Toovey, F. Williams

Carlton (11.10.76) defeated Fitzroy (9.16.70).

Goalkickers
Carlton: H. Vallence (4), H. Carter (3), G. Gough (2), H. Clover, M. Connell
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (3), C. Chapman (2), J. Millen (2), T. Corrigan, G. Gibbs

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 5th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Carlton v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 23 July 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 21,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Fitzroy
Score: 11.10.76 - 9.16.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 5 . 2 8 . 5 11 . 9 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Fitzroy 2 . 3 2 . 7 4 . 12 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Margin CARL by 17 CARL by 34 CARL by 39 CARL by 6 CARL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Horrie Clover (Carlton), Vic Belcher (Fitzroy)
Captains: Horrie Clover (Carlton), Len Wigraft (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Devine

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Arthur, Vin ? ? 0 ?
11 Beasy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
20 Brewis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
25 Carter, Harold ? ? 3 ?
1 Clover, Horrie (c) ? ? 1 ?
2 Collins, Norm ? ? 0 ?
29 Connell, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
18 Donoghue, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Downie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Downs, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
32 Duncan, Alex ? ? 0 ?
6 Gilby, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 Gough, George ? ? 2 ?
21 Irwin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Johnson, Les ? ? 0 ?
23 Mount, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 4 ?
33 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 10

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bols, Lou ? ? 0 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 2 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
18 Foley, Steve ? ? 0 ?
21 Gibbs, George ? ? 1 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
37 Hickey, Tom ? ? 0 ?
28 Kemp, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 2 ?
14 Milne, Roy ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 3 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
Reichman, Eric ? ? 0 ?
34 Toovey, Claude ? ? 0 ?
10 Wigraft, Len (c) ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 16

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