1949 VFL Round 2: Fitzroy v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1949 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 2 of the 1949 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Brunswick Street Oval.
Norm Smith captained the hosts.
Ern Henfry captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Fitzroy
N. Smith (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, J. Collins, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, J. Kettle, A. McLaughlin, B. Miller, R. Nicholls, A. Ruthven, G. Sier, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, S. Vandersluys
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), K. Aitken, J. Baird, K. Baxter, F. Cahill, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, R. Garby, R. Green, O. Grieve, K. Hands, J. Hardy, A. Hodgson, J. Howell, T. Simmons, F. Stafford, A. Streeter, A. Thynne
Fitzroy (15.16.106) defeated Carlton (15.15.105).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: E. Hart (6), G. Coates (2), N. Johnstone (2), N. Smith (2), J. Collins, A. Ruthven, R. Simpson
Carlton: K. Baxter (4), J. Howell (4), A. Streeter (4), J. Conley, F. Davies, R. Garby
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 23 April 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Margin | CARL by 10 | FITZ by 7 | FITZ by 18 | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy),
Ern Henfry
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McLaughlin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Miller, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Nicholls, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Sier, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Vandersluys, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Aitken, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hardy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Simmons, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Streeter, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Thynne, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 15 | |||