1951 VFL Round 5: Carlton v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1951 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1951 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park.
Ern Henfry captained the hosts.
Allan Ruthven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Norm Smith.
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), J. Baird, B. Baxter, J. Brown, H. Caspar, J. Clark, B. Comben, F. Davies, V. English, R. Green, O. Grieve, K. Hands, A. Hodgson, B. Huntington, L. Kerr, J. Mills, F. Stafford, H. Sullivan, K. Warburton, D. Williams
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), F. Anderson, R. Bickley, V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Donnellan, A. Gale, E. Goodger, D. Hart, E. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, K. Ross, R. Simpson, B. Stephen, J. Streader, J. Toohey, L. Watson
Carlton (19.15.129) defeated Fitzroy (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Mills (5), F. Davies (4), K. Warburton (4), K. Hands (2), B. Baxter, B. Comben, H. Sullivan, D. Williams
Fitzroy: E. Hart (6), A. Gale, D. Hart, K. Ross, B. Stephen
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Carlton
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
24,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 15 | 19 | . | 15 | (129) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | FITZ by 5 | FITZ by 6 | CARL by 21 | CARL by 57 | CARL by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ern Henfry
(Carlton),
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Baxter, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Caspar, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Huntington, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bickley, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donnellan, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hart, Eddie | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Simpson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Streader, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Toohey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Watson, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||