1928 VFL Round 1: Fitzroy v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1928 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 1 of the 1928 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Brunswick Street Oval. Gordon Rattray captained the hosts. Ray Brew captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Ray Brew.

Fitzroy
G. Rattray (capt.), L. Bols, C. Chapman, D. Coghlan, T. Corrigan, G. Gibbs, G. Hellwig, T. Hickey, C. Kemp, J. Millen, R. Milne, J. Moriarty, W. Reeve, E. Reichman, T. Roberts, E. Schenk, J. Shanahan, F. Williams

Carlton
R. Brew (capt.), V. Arthur, H. Clover, M. Connell, F. Donoghue, T. Downs, A. Duncan, H. Dunn, F. Gilby, G. Gough, L. Johnson, D. Kelleher, B. Koop, C. McSwain, F. Mount, H. Ross, J. Watson, B. Wood

Fitzroy (11.13.79) were defeated by Carlton (18.9.117).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (5), C. Chapman (2), J. Millen (2), L. Bols, G. Rattray
Carlton: H. Clover (5), H. Dunn (4), L. Johnson (3), H. Ross (3), G. Gough (2), T. Downs

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder and Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Fitzroy v Carlton
Date: Saturday 21 April 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 30,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Carlton
Score: 11.13.79 - 18.9.117

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 4 6 . 12 9 . 12 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Carlton 7 . 3 9 . 3 12 . 7 18 . 9 18 . 9 (117)
Margin CARL by 29 CARL by 9 CARL by 13 CARL by 38 CARL by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Gordon Rattray (Fitzroy), Ray Brew (Carlton)
Captains: Gordon Rattray (Fitzroy), Ray Brew (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Lewis
Boundary Umpire: G. Calleson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bols, Lou ? ? 1 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 2 ?
36 Coghlan, Davitt ? ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
21 Gibbs, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
37 Hickey, Tom ? ? 0 ?
28 Kemp, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 2 ?
14 Milne, Roy ? ? 0 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 5 ?
26 Rattray, Gordon (c) ? ? 1 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
2 Reichman, Eric ? ? 0 ?
10 Roberts, Tasman ? ? 0 ?
30 Schenk, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
15 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 13

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Arthur, Vin ? ? 0 ?
26 Brew, Ray (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Clover, Horrie ? ? 5 ?
29 Connell, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
18 Donoghue, Frank ? ? 0 ?
28 Downs, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
32 Duncan, Alex ? ? 0 ?
16 Dunn, Harvey ? ? 4 ?
6 Gilby, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 Gough, George ? ? 2 ?
5 Johnson, Les ? ? 3 ?
10 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
4 Koop, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 McSwain, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
23 Mount, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Ross, Hector ? ? 3 ?
33 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Wood, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 18 9

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