1948 VFL Round 2: Carlton v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1948 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 2 of the 1948 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park.
Ern Henfry captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Charlie Cameron.
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), G. Bailey, J. Baird, V. Brown, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, R. Garby, R. Green, O. Grieve, K. Hands, R. Hines, J. Howell, B. Redmond, A. Sorrell, F. Stafford, A. Streeter, H. Turner, D. Williams
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, F. Curcio, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, R. Kinder, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, L. Monaghan, G. Nicholls, R. Nicholls, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, B. Stephen, J. Toohey, K. Williams
Carlton (8.10.58) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.18.78).
Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Hands (2), F. Stafford (2), H. Turner (2), R. Garby, J. Howell
Fitzroy: E. Hart (5), A. Ruthven (3), N. Jarvis, K. Williams
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Fitzroy were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Carlton
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 24 April 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
32,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Margin | CARL by 10 | CARL by 10 | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 20 | FITZ by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Charlie Cameron
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ern Henfry
(Carlton),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hines, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Redmond, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sorrell, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Streeter, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Kinder, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Monaghan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Nicholls, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Williams, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 18 | |||