1951 VFL Round 13: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1951 between Carlton and Footscray during round 13 of the 1951 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), J. Baird, B. Baxter, J. Blake, J. Brown, D. Calder, H. Caspar, J. Clark, B. Comben, J. Conley, F. Davies, V. English, O. Grieve, D. Guy, A. Hodgson, L. Kerr, J. Mills, F. Stafford, H. Sullivan, K. Warburton
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, W. Donald, J. Gallagher, D. Henderson, H. Henderson, L. Kent, A. Linton, A. Martin, G. McLaren, F. McRae, R. Richards, B. Scanlan, B. Smallwood, D. Wearmouth, T. Whitten, B. Wood
Carlton (8.14.62) were defeated by Footscray (9.11.65).
Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Warburton (3), F. Davies, D. Guy, K. Hands, A. Hodgson, F. Stafford
Footscray: B. Wood (4), B. Smallwood (3), L. Kent, C. Sutton
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
34,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Margin | CARL by 16 | CARL by 14 | CARL by 8 | FOOT by 3 | FOOT by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Baxter, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Blake, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Calder, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Caspar, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Guy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Henderson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kent, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Linton, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McRae, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Richards, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smallwood, Bernie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Wearmouth, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 11 | |||