1947 VFL Round 2: South Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1947 between South Melbourne and Carlton during round 2 of the 1947 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Carlton at Lakeside Oval. Jack Graham captained the hosts. Ern Henfry captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), G. Allen, R. Bywater, V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, D. Grossman, B. King, A. Linden, B. Lucas, G. Lucas, H. Mears, J. Mullane, M. Piggott, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, T. Roulent, K. Schaefer, P. Tippett, B. Williams

Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), G. Bailey, K. Baxter, R. Boys, V. Brown, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, F. Fitzgibbon, R. Garby, A. Greenshields, O. Grieve, K. Hands, R. Hines, J. Howell, J. Mooring, A. Sanger, A. Sorrell, F. Stafford

South Melbourne (12.12.84) defeated Carlton (9.16.70).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: M. Piggott (7), B. Williams (3), V. Castles, J. Graham
Carlton: J. Conley (2), K. Baxter, R. Boys, R. Garby, K. Hands, J. Howell, J. Mooring, A. Sorrell

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: South Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 26 April 1947
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 30,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Carlton
Score: 12.12.84 - 9.16.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 4 8 . 6 10 . 8 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Carlton 3 . 6 4 . 9 7 . 12 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Margin CARL by 2 SMLB by 21 SMLB by 14 SMLB by 14 SMLB by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Adams (South Melbourne), Perce Bentley (Carlton)
Captains: Jack Graham (South Melbourne), Ern Henfry (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Sawyer

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Allen, George ? ? 0 ?
32 Bywater, Ron ? ? 0 ?
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 1 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
23 Clegg, Ron ? ? 0 ?
27 Graham, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
17 Grossman, Don ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
36 Linden, Alan ? ? 0 ?
37 Lucas, Bert ? ? 0 ?
18 Lucas, George ? ? 0 ?
19 Mears, Harry ? ? 0 ?
9 Mullane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Piggott, Max ? ? 7 ?
14 Richards, Reg ? ? 0 ?
11 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
29 Roulent, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Schaefer, Keith ? ? 0 ?
21 Tippett, Peter ? ? 0 ?
4 Williams, Billy ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 12 12

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bailey, George ? ? 0 ?
21 Baxter, Ken ? ? 1 ?
31 Boys, Ron ? ? 1 ?
15 Brown, Vin ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Jim ? ? 0 ?
35 Conley, Jack ? ? 2 ?
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 ? ? 1 ?
6 Henfry, Ern (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Hines, Ron ? ? 0 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
16 Mooring, Jim ? ? 1 ?
18 Sanger, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
14 Sorrell, Alan ? ? 1 ?
10 Stafford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 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