1947 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1947 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1947 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Ern Henfry captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), G. Bailey, K. Baxter, V. Brown, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, F. Fitzgibbon, R. Garby, A. Greenshields, O. Grieve, K. Hands, R. Hines, J. Howell, B. Kelsey, J. Mooring, A. Sorrell, F. Stafford, H. Turner
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bickford, G. Bowman, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, R. Hall, R. Irwin, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, J. Mitchell, F. O'Connor, A. Rodda, E. Rowarth, R. Stabb
Carlton (17.20.122) defeated Melbourne (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Hands (7), J. Mooring (4), K. Baxter (3), A. Sorrell (2), R. Garby
Melbourne: N. Smith (5), N. McMahen (3), J. Mitchell (3), L. Arnold, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. O'Connor, A. Rodda
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 19 April 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
24,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 20 | 17 | . | 20 | (122) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | CARL by 13 | CARL by 15 | CARL by 24 | CARL by 13 | CARL by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ern Henfry
(Carlton),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hines, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kelsey, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Sorrell, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 20 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 37 | Mitchell, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | |||