1947 VFL Round 15: Footscray v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1947 between Footscray and Carlton during round 15 of the 1947 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval.
Harry Hickey captained the hosts.
Ern Henfry captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Crowe and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Footscray
H. Hickey (capt.), D. Bryden, W. Donald, R. Evenden, B. Fountain, P. Hand, A. Linton, J. Logan, L. McCankie, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, J. Miller, A. Moncrieff, A. Olliver, E. Rees, J. Ryan, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), W. Alexander, G. Bailey, J. Baird, J. Bennett, V. Brown, L. Carr, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, F. Fitzgibbon, R. Garby, R. Green, A. Greenshields, K. Hands, J. Howell, F. Stafford, H. Turner, D. Williams
Footscray (13.11.89) were defeated by Carlton (14.9.93).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Wood (7), A. Olliver (3), J. Ryan (2), H. Hickey
Carlton: J. Baird (6), H. Turner (3), J. Conley, F. Davies, F. Fitzgibbon, R. Garby, K. Hands
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 6th on the ladder and Carlton remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 26 July 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | (93) |
| Margin | level | FOOT by 22 | CARL by 9 | CARL by 4 | CARL by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Crowe
(Footscray),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Harry Hickey
(Footscray),
Ern Henfry
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fountain, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 11 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Alexander, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Carr, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 9 | |||