1951 VFL Round 16: Fitzroy v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1951 between Fitzroy and Carlton during round 16 of the 1951 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Carlton at Brunswick Street Oval.
Allan Ruthven captained the hosts.
Fred Davies captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Smith and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Fitzroy
A. Ruthven (capt.), V. Chanter, B. Clay, G. Coates, R. Dunn, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, D. Hart, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, D. Kennedy, G. Lourey, T. Magee, B. Roberts, K. Ross, H. Shillinglaw, B. Stephen
Carlton
F. Davies (capt.), J. Baird, D. Beasy, J. Brown, H. Caspar, J. Clark, B. Comben, J. Conley, V. English, O. Grieve, A. Hodgson, T. Jones, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, F. Stafford, G. Stafford, H. Sullivan, A. Thynne, K. Warburton
Fitzroy (13.9.87) drew with Carlton (13.9.87).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (5), G. Coates (3), J. Gervasoni (3), D. Hart (2)
Carlton: K. Warburton (5), B. Milroy (2), D. Beasy, B. Comben, F. Davies, T. Jones, F. Stafford, H. Sullivan
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Carlton remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
17,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Margin | FITZ by 9 | FITZ by 23 | CARL by 2 | level | drawn | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Smith
(Fitzroy),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Fred Davies
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Chanter, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Coates, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Dunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gaffney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hart, Don | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Jarvis, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kennedy, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lourey, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Magee, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Roberts, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 6 | Shillinglaw, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Caspar, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Stafford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Thynne, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 9 | |||