1947 VFL Round 8: Carlton v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 7 June 1947 between Carlton and Geelong during round 8 of the 1947 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park.
Ern Henfry captained the hosts.
George Gniel captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Tommy Quinn.
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), G. Bailey, J. Baird, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, V. Brown, J. Clark, J. Conley, B. Deacon, F. Fitzgibbon, A. Greenshields, O. Grieve, K. Hands, R. Hines, J. Howell, B. Kelsey, A. Sanger, F. Stafford, H. Turner, D. Williams
Geelong
G. Gniel (capt.), D. Brown, K. Brown, G. Card, A. Elliott, B. Fitzgerald, F. Flanagan, B. Harwood, J. Hovey, A. Irvine, M. Lynch, A. Monahan, T. Morrow, A. Rayson, R. Renfrey, N. Scott, S. Tate, L. Turner, L. White, R. Wood
Carlton (16.21.117) defeated Geelong (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Baxter (5), G. Bailey (4), J. Howell (2), J. Conley, K. Hands, R. Hines, F. Stafford, H. Turner
Geelong: A. Irvine (4), M. Lynch (2), A. Rayson
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Carlton
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 7 June 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 21 | 16 | . | 21 | (117) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | GEEL by 4 | CARL by 15 | CARL by 26 | CARL by 65 | CARL by 65 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Tommy Quinn
(Geelong)
Captains:
Ern Henfry
(Carlton),
George Gniel
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Cleland
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hines, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kelsey, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 21 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Brown, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Brown, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Card, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Elliott, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fitzgerald, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Flanagan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gniel, George (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hovey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Irvine, Arthur | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Lynch, Marty | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Monahan, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Morrow, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Rayson, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Renfrey, Russ | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Scott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Tate, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Turner, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | White, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wood, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | |||