1948 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1948 between Carlton and Footscray during round 4 of the 1948 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Ern Henfry captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), J. Baird, K. Baxter, V. Brown, F. Cahill, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, R. Garby, R. Green, O. Grieve, R. Hines, A. Hodgson, J. Howell, B. Redmond, F. Stafford, A. Streeter, H. Turner, D. Williams
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), L. Barker, D. Bryden, A. Bulman, W. Donald, H. Hickey, M. Laffey, J. Logan, M. McDonnell, G. McLaren, A. Moncrieff, L. Parker, E. Rees, B. Reid, T. Robb, C. Sutton, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood, C. Yewers
Carlton (12.24.96) were defeated by Footscray (15.8.98).
Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Garby (4), J. Conley (2), F. Stafford (2), K. Baxter, A. Hodgson, J. Howell, H. Turner
Footscray: A. Olliver (4), M. Laffey (2), B. Reid (2), T. Robb (2), J. Logan, G. McLaren, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, B. Wood
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 6th on the ladder and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 15 | 5 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 22 | 12 | . | 24 | 12 | . | 24 | (96) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | (98) |
| Margin | CARL by 14 | FOOT by 13 | CARL by 23 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ern Henfry
(Carlton),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hines, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Redmond, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Streeter, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 24 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Laffey, Merv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | McDonnell, Marty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Parker, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Reid, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Yewers, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 8 | |||