1951 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1951 between Carlton and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1951 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Hawthorn at Princes Park.
Ern Henfry captained the hosts.
Kevin Curran captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Bob McCaskill.
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), J. Baird, B. Baxter, D. Beasy, J. Brown, D. Calder, H. Caspar, J. Clark, B. Comben, F. Davies, B. Deacon, V. English, R. Green, O. Grieve, K. Hands, A. Hodgson, L. Kerr, J. Mills, F. Stafford, K. Warburton
Hawthorn
Back:
J. Robison, R. Gibb, T. Fletcher
Half-back:
K. Curran (capt.), V. McKinnon, P. O'Donohue
Centre:
N. Pearson, G. Bowman, L. Wilkinson
Half-forward:
A. Le Nepveu, K. Newton, J. McLeod
Forward:
P. Hancock, C. Philp, J. Hartigan
Follower:
G. Edwards, J. Kennedy, R. Simmonds
Sub.:
T. Allsop, N. Black
Carlton (13.9.87) defeated Hawthorn (7.15.57).
Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Warburton (7), B. Comben (2), J. Mills (2), J. Baird, F. Davies
Hawthorn: J. Hartigan (2), A. Le Nepveu, J. McLeod, K. Newton, R. Simmonds, L. Wilkinson
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Carlton | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 15 | 7 | . | 15 | (57) |
| Margin | CARL by 14 | CARL by 8 | CARL by 29 | CARL by 30 | CARL by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Bob McCaskill
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Ern Henfry
(Carlton),
Kevin Curran
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Baxter, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Calder, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Caspar, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Allsop, Tom | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Black, Norm | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Bowman, Gordon | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Curran, Kevin (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Edwards, George | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fletcher, Ted | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Gibb, Ray | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hancock, Peter | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hartigan, Jack | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Le Nepveu, Allan | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | McKinnon, Vic | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | McLeod, Jack | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Newton, Ken | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | O'Donohue, Peter | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Pearson, Neil | WL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Philp, Clive | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Robison, Jim | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Wilkinson, Lance | WR↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 15 | |||
T. Allsop replaced N. Pearson during the fourth quarter.
N. Black replaced L. Wilkinson during the fourth quarter.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 12 | J. Robison | 29 | R. Gibb | 23 | T. Fletcher |
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| 1 | K. Curran (c) | 20 | V. McKinnon | 14 | P. O'Donohue |
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| 7 | N. Pearson | 30 | G. Bowman | 16 | L. Wilkinson |
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| 19 | A. Le Nepveu | 17 | K. Newton | 5 | J. McLeod | 27 | R. Simmonds |
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| 11 | P. Hancock | 8 | C. Philp | 2 | J. Hartigan |
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