1950 VFL Round 6: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1950 between Carlton and Footscray during round 6 of the 1950 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, F. Bateman, K. Baxter, G. Brokenshire, H. Caspar, J. Clark, B. Comben, J. Conley, F. Davies, J. Davies, V. English, R. Garby, R. Green, O. Grieve, K. Hart, A. Hodgson, J. Howell, J. Mills, F. Stafford
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), D. Bryden, A. Bulman, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Egan, D. Henderson, B. Kelly, A. Martin, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, A. Moncrieff, B. Reardon, E. Rees, B. Reid, B. Smallwood, C. Sutton, G. Vanderfeen, D. Wearmouth, B. Wood
Carlton (16.13.109) defeated Footscray (16.10.106).
Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Baxter (5), B. Comben (3), F. Bateman (2), J. Mills (2), F. Davies, R. Garby, J. Howell, F. Stafford
Footscray: B. Wood (7), A. Olliver (3), R. Egan (2), D. Henderson (2), A. Martin, D. Wearmouth
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1950 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1950
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
16,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Margin | CARL by 17 | CARL by 5 | FOOT by 2 | CARL by 3 | CARL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ern Henfry
(Carlton),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Lamb
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bateman, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Brokenshire, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Caspar, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Davies, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Hart, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Bulman, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Egan, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Kelly, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Moncrieff, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Reardon, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Rees, Evan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Reid, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Smallwood, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Vanderfeen, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 10 | |||