1951 VFL Round 14: Richmond v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1951 between Richmond and Carlton during round 14 of the 1951 VFL season. Richmond hosted Carlton at Punt Road Oval. Bill Morris captained the hosts. Ken Hands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Dyer and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Richmond
B. Morris (capt.), T. Allen, C. Austen, B. Boland, A. Cooke, K. Dillon, D. Fraser, L. Gardner, J. Nix, M. Oppy, J. O'Rourke, R. Poulter, K. Roberts, D. Rowe, P. Schofield, G. Spring, R. Stokes, B. Turner, B. Wilson, R. Wright

Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), J. Baird, B. Baxter, D. Beasy, J. Blake, J. Brown, 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

Richmond (9.12.66) defeated Carlton (4.9.33).

Goalkickers
Richmond: T. Allen (4), P. Schofield (2), R. Poulter, B. Turner, B. Wilson
Carlton: K. Warburton (2), B. Comben, K. Hands

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Richmond v Carlton
Date: Saturday 4 August 1951
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Carlton
Score: 9.12.66 - 4.9.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 6 6 . 7 7 . 10 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Carlton 1 . 3 3 . 5 4 . 7 4 . 9 4 . 9 (33)
Margin RICH by 15 RICH by 20 RICH by 21 RICH by 33 RICH by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Dyer (Richmond), Perce Bentley (Carlton)
Captains: Bill Morris (Richmond), Ken Hands (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Lamb

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
18 Allen, Tom ? ? 4 ?
16 Austen, Col ? ? 0 ?
9 Boland, Brian ? ? 0 ?
7 Cooke, Allan ? ? 0 ?
31 Dillon, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
21 Fraser, Don ? ? 0 ?
34 Gardner, Len ? ? 0 ?
5 Morris, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Nix, John ? ? 0 ?
14 Oppy, Max ? ? 0 ?
4 O'Rourke, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Poulter, Ray ? ? 1 ?
33 Roberts, Ken ? ? 0 ?
15 Rowe, Des ? ? 0 ?
11 Schofield, Peter ? ? 2 ?
19 Spring, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
27 Stokes, Ray ? ? 0 ?
28 Turner, Brian ? ? 1 ?
32 Wilson, Bill ? ? 1 ?
2 Wright, Roy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 9 12

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Baird, Jim ? ? 0 ?
34 Baxter, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
21 Blake, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
16 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
24 Caspar, Harry ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Jim ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 1 ?
35 Conley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Davies, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 English, Vin ? ? 0 ?
27 Grieve, Ollie ? ? 0 ?
4 Guy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 1 ?
8 Hodgson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Stafford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
3 Sullivan, Harry ? ? 0 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 4 9

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