1947 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 5 July 1947 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 12 of the 1947 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Jack Mueller captained the hosts.
Ern Henfry captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Melbourne
J. Mueller (capt.), L. Arnold, G. Bowman, D. Cordner, B. Deans, L. Dockett, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, F. Hanna, E. Jackson, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, N. McMahen, D. Newman, F. O'Connor, A. Rodda, B. Scanlan, F. Scanlan, R. Stabb
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), G. Bailey, J. Baird, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, V. Brown, L. Carr, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, F. Fitzgibbon, R. Green, A. Greenshields, O. Grieve, K. Hands, J. Howell, F. Stafford, H. Turner, D. Williams
Melbourne (9.10.64) were defeated by Carlton (10.9.69).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (5), F. O'Connor (2), A. Dullard, F. Scanlan
Carlton: K. Baxter (4), J. Howell (3), J. Conley (2), F. Davies
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 5 July 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
37,806
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Margin | CARL by 9 | MELB by 2 | CARL by 14 | CARL by 5 | CARL by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Jack Mueller
(Melbourne),
Ern Henfry
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bowman, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dockett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Hanna, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Newman, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Connor, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Scanlan, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Carr, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 9 | |||