1952 VFL Season Semi Final 1: Fitzroy v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1952 between Fitzroy and Carlton in the first semi final of the 1952 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Carlton at the MCG. Allan Ruthven captained the hosts. Ken Hands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Allan Ruthven and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Fitzroy (10.9.69) defeated Carlton (8.20.68).

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFL Season
Round: First Semi Final
Teams: Fitzroy v Carlton
Date: Saturday 6 September 1952
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 59,970

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. Carlton
Score: 10.9.69 - 8.20.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 2 . 1 6 . 3 8 . 5 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Carlton 0 . 5 3 . 10 7 . 15 8 . 20 8 . 20 (68)
Margin FITZ by 8 FITZ by 11 CARL by 4 FITZ by 1 FITZ by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Allan Ruthven
Coach: Allan Ruthven

Carlton

Captain: Ken Hands
Coach: Perce Bentley

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Jamieson

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Broderick, Neville ? ? 0 ?
24 Chanter, Vic ? ? 0 ?
2 Coates, George ? ? 2 ?
30 Furness, Don ? ? 0 ?
26 Gaffney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Gale, Alan ? ? 0 ?
4 Gervasoni, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Goodger, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
25 Harding, John ? ? 0 ?
27 Jarvis, Noel ? ? 0 ?
17 Johnstone, Norm ? ? 1 ?
14 MacGregor, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Murphy, Joe ? ? 0 ?
31 Ongarello, Tony ? ? 1 ?
32 Roberts, Bob ? ? 0 ?
22 Ross, Ken ? ? 0 ?
7 Ruthven, Allan (c) ? ? 3 ?
8 Stephen, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Streader, Jack ? ? 2 ?
10 Williams, Vin ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 9

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Beasy, Doug ? ? 1 ?
16 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
19 Calder, Don ? ? 0 ?
24 Caspar, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
35 Conley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Davies, Fred ? ? 1 ?
14 English, Vin ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 1 ?
27 Grieve, Ollie ? ? 0 ?
4 Guy, Doug ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 3 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 0 ?
32 Spencer, John ? ? 2 ?
10 Stafford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
34 Thomas, Max ? ? 0 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 8 20

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