1948 VFL Round 15: Footscray v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1948 between Footscray and Carlton during round 15 of the 1948 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval.
Ern Henfry captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Arthur Olliver and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Footscray
L. Barker, D. Bryden, E. Cumming, W. Donald, H. Hickey, M. Isaac, J. King, A. Linton, J. Logan, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, V. Morrissey, E. Rees, T. Robb, J. Storey, D. Wearmouth, N. Webb, J. Welsh, B. Wood, C. Yewers
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), K. Baxter, F. Cahill, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, R. Garby, R. Green, O. Grieve, K. Hands, M. Howell, B. Hunter, B. Kelsey, T. Leehane, J. Mooring, T. Simmons, A. Sorrell, A. Streeter, H. Turner, D. Williams
Footscray (4.17.41) were defeated by Carlton (15.19.109).
Goalkickers
Footscray: T. Robb (2), B. Wood (2)
Carlton: R. Garby (6), F. Davies (4), J. Mooring (2), F. Cahill, B. Kelsey, H. Turner
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
17,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 17 | 4 | . | 17 | (41) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| Margin | CARL by 30 | CARL by 27 | CARL by 59 | CARL by 68 | CARL by 68 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Ern Henfry
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barker, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Cumming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Isaac, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | King, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Logan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morrissey, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Robb, Tim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Storey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Webb, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Welsh, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Yewers, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 17 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Howell, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hunter, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kelsey, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Leehane, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Simmons, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sorrell, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Streeter, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 19 | |||