1951 VFL Round 6: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1951 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 6 of the 1951 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG. Denis Cordner captained the hosts. Ern Henfry captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan La Fontaine and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, N. Clarke, G. Collins, J. Cordner, L. Dockett, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, B. Johnston, A. Krause, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, N. McMahen, K. Robinson, B. Smeaton, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, M. Woods

Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), J. Baird, B. Baxter, J. Brown, 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, H. Sullivan, K. Warburton, D. Williams

Melbourne (11.12.78) defeated Carlton (8.10.58).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Clarke (2), D. Cordner (2), B. Smeaton (2), J. Beckwith, G. McGivern, B. McKenzie, S. Spencer, J. Thomson
Carlton: K. Hands (3), K. Warburton (2), B. Baxter, B. Comben, H. Sullivan

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Carlton remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 2 June 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 29,774

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Carlton
Score: 11.12.78 - 8.10.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 4 7 . 9 8 . 9 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Carlton 4 . 5 5 . 6 5 . 6 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Margin CARL by 7 MELB by 15 MELB by 21 MELB by 20 MELB by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Allan La Fontaine (Melbourne), Perce Bentley (Carlton)
Captains: Denis Cordner (Melbourne), Ern Henfry (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Lamb

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Arnold, Lance ? ? 0 ?
30 Beckwith, John ? ? 1 ?
16 Bickford, George ? ? 0 ?
26 Clarke, Noel ? ? 2 ?
3 Collins, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
1 Cordner, Denis (c) ? ? 2 ?
21 Cordner, John ? ? 0 ?
32 Dockett, Len ? ? 0 ?
8 Heywood, Doug ? ? 0 ?
7 Jackson, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnston, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 Krause, Alan ? ? 0 ?
17 McGivern, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
2 McKenzie, Bob ? ? 1 ?
35 McMahen, Noel ? ? 0 ?
36 Robinson, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 Smeaton, Bill ? ? 2 ?
12 Spencer, Stuart ? ? 1 ?
33 Thomson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
37 Woods, Mike ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 12

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 ? ? 0 ?
23 Deacon, Bert ? ? 0 ?
14 English, Vin ? ? 0 ?
33 Green, Richie ? ? 0 ?
27 Grieve, Ollie ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken ? ? 3 ?
6 Henfry, Ern (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Hodgson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Stafford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
3 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 1 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 2 ?
12 Williams, Doug ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 10

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

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