1947 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1947 between Carlton and Footscray during round 4 of the 1947 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Ern Henfry captained the hosts.
Harry Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Jim Crowe.
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), G. Bailey, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, V. Brown, J. Clark, J. Conley, J. Cooper, F. Davies, B. Deacon, T. Eldridge, F. Fitzgibbon, R. Garby, R. Green, J. Howell, B. Kelsey, A. Sanger, F. Stafford, H. Turner, D. Williams
Footscray
H. Hickey (capt.), W. Donald, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, N. Gardner, P. Hand, M. Laffey, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, A. Moncrieff, A. Olliver, E. Rees, T. Robb, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, B. Templeton, J. Welsh, B. Wood
Carlton (16.16.112) defeated Footscray (7.16.58).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Howell (5), F. Stafford (4), H. Turner (4), J. Conley, J. Cooper, F. Davies
Footscray: B. Wood (3), A. Olliver (2), M. Laffey, J. Ryan
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 10 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
37,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 16 | (112) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | (58) |
| Margin | CARL by 23 | CARL by 27 | CARL by 58 | CARL by 54 | CARL by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Jim Crowe
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ern Henfry
(Carlton),
Harry Hickey
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Eldridge, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Kelsey, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 16 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Gardner, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Templeton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 16 | |||