1951 VFL Round 17: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1951 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 17 of the 1951 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Denis Cordner captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Allan La Fontaine.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), J. Baird, D. Beasy, J. Brown, H. Caspar, J. Clark, B. Comben, J. Conley, F. Davies, V. English, O. Grieve, A. Hodgson, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, F. Stafford, G. Stafford, H. Sullivan, A. Thynne, K. Warburton
Melbourne
D. Cordner (capt.), L. Arnold, J. Beckwith, G. Bickford, K. Christie, N. Clarke, A. Daly, D. Heywood, E. Jackson, R. Lane, C. Love, G. Mason, K. McKaige, T. McLean, N. McMahen, R. McMahon, K. Robinson, S. Spencer, J. Thomson, M. Woods
Carlton (15.16.106) defeated Melbourne (8.13.61).
Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Hands (5), K. Warburton (5), F. Stafford (2), B. Comben, F. Davies, H. Sullivan
Melbourne: N. Clarke (6), J. Beckwith, S. Spencer
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | MELB by 6 | MELB by 7 | CARL by 26 | CARL by 45 | CARL by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Denis Cordner
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Caspar, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Stafford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Thynne, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arnold, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Beckwith, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Christie, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clarke, Noel | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 1 | Cordner, Denis (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Daly, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Jackson, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Lane, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Love, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mason, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McKaige, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McLean, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McMahen, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McMahon, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Robinson, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Spencer, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Thomson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Woods, Mike | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 13 | |||