1943 VFL Semi Final 1: Fitzroy v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1943 between Fitzroy and Carlton in the first semi final of the 1943 VFL season. Fitzroy "hosted" Carlton at Princes Park. Fred Hughson captained the hosts. Jim Mooring captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Fred Hughson and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), D. Brown, D. Calverley, A. Clay, F. Curcio, S. Dawson, C. Denning, L. Dyring, J. Grant, J. Hallahan, M. Hearn, L. Hill, N. Hillard, M. Horan, G. Hoskins, L. Monaghan, B. Spokes, K. Stackpole, S. Wright

Carlton
J. Mooring (capt.), J. Baird, J. Bennett, R. Boys, V. Brown, B. Chitty, J. Clark, T. Dillon, F. Fitzgibbon, G. Gniel, B. Green, R. Hines, J. Howell, C. McInnes, M. Price, R. Savage, T. Tuohill, M. Wilson, J. Wrout

Fitzroy (13.16.94) defeated Carlton (5.13.43).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Grant (5), S. Dawson (3), L. Dyring (2), B. Spokes (2), D. Brown
Carlton: J. Bennett (2), J. Wrout (2), M. Price

As a result of this match, Fitzroy faced Richmond in the preliminary final and Carlton were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Fitzroy v Carlton
Date: Saturday 4 September 1943
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 39,874

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Carlton
Score: 13.16.94 - 5.13.43

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 3 7 . 9 12 . 10 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Carlton 3 . 2 3 . 4 4 . 9 5 . 13 5 . 13 (43)
Margin FITZ by 13 FITZ by 29 FITZ by 49 FITZ by 51 FITZ by 51
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Brown, Doug ? ? 1 ?
12 Calverley, Des ? ? 0 ?
15 Clay, Alf ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank ? ? 0 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 3 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
4 Dyring, Lindsay ? ? 2 ?
19 Grant, Jack ? ? 5 ?
28 Hallahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
16 Hill, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Hillard, Norm ? ? 0 ?
9 Horan, Monty ? ? 0 ?
14 Hoskins, George ? ? 0 ?
6 Hughson, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
17 Monaghan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
11 Spokes, Bill ? ? 2 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 0 ?
35 Wright, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 16

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Baird, Jim ? ? 0 ?
3 Bennett, Jack ? ? 2 ?
22 Boys, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Brown, Vin ? ? 0 ?
6 Chitty, Bob ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Dillon, Tom ? ? 0 ?
8 Fitzgibbon, Fred ? ? 0 ?
12 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
32 Green, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Hines, Ron ? ? 0 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
31 McInnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
16 Mooring, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
30 Price, Mick ? ? 1 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 0 ?
5 Tuohill, Ted ? ? 0 ?
27 Wilson, Mac ? ? 0 ?
28 Wrout, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 5 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