1949 VFL Season Round 2: Fitzroy v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1949 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round two of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (15.16.106) defeated Carlton (15.15.105).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Carlton
Score: 15.16.106 - 15.15.105

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

Fitzroy

Captain: Norm Smith
Coach: Norm Smith

Carlton

Captain: Ern Henfry
Coach: Perce Bentley

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s