1943 VFL Round 8: Carlton v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 26 June 1943 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1943 VFL season. Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park. Jim Francis captained the hosts. Fred Hughson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.

Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), F. Anderson, B. Atkinson, V. Brown, B. Chitty, J. Clark, L. Collins, B. Deacon, T. Dillon, F. Fitzgibbon, G. Gniel, B. Green, C. McInnes, J. Mooring, M. Price, K. Rae, R. Savage, G. Tudor, J. Wrout

Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), D. Brown, B. Calverley, A. Clay, B. Clay, F. Curcio, S. Dawson, C. Denning, J. Grant, J. Hallahan, M. Hearn, L. Hill, N. Hillard, W. Miller, A. Ruthven, K. Stackpole, A. White, H. Winberg, S. Wright

Carlton (15.16.106) defeated Fitzroy (9.13.67).

Goalkickers
Carlton: L. Collins (3), C. McInnes (3), J. Mooring (3), M. Price (3), R. Savage (2), T. Dillon
Fitzroy: J. Grant (2), M. Hearn (2), K. Stackpole (2), A. White (2), D. Brown

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Carlton v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 26 June 1943
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Fitzroy
Score: 15.16.106 - 9.13.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 4 7 . 11 10 . 14 15 . 16 15 . 16 (106)
Fitzroy 4 . 5 5 . 6 7 . 11 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Margin FITZ by 7 CARL by 17 CARL by 21 CARL by 39 CARL by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Carlton), Fred Hughson (Fitzroy)
Captains: Jim Francis (Carlton), Fred Hughson (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Atkinson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
15 Brown, Vin ? ? 0 ?
6 Chitty, Bob ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Collins, Lance ? ? 3 ?
19 Deacon, Bert ? ? 0 ?
7 Dillon, Tom ? ? 1 ?
8 Fitzgibbon, Fred ? ? 0 ?
10 Francis, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
32 Green, Bob ? ? 0 ?
31 McInnes, Charlie ? ? 3 ?
16 Mooring, Jim ? ? 3 ?
30 Price, Mick ? ? 3 ?
23 Rae, Keith ? ? 0 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 2 ?
20 Tudor, Graham ? ? 0 ?
28 Wrout, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 16

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Brown, Doug ? ? 1 ?
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
15 Clay, Alf ? ? 0 ?
31 Clay, Bert ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
19 Grant, Jack ? ? 2 ?
28 Hallahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 2 ?
16 Hill, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Miller, Wally ? ? 0 ?
30 Ruthven, Allan ? ? 0 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 2 ?
36 White, Allan ? ? 2 ?
11 Winberg, Harold ? ? 0 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 13

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