1952 VFL 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 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Carlton at 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
A. Ruthven (capt.), N. Broderick, V. Chanter, G. Coates, D. Furness, J. Gaffney, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, J. Harding, N. Jarvis, N. Johnstone, J. MacGregor, J. Murphy, T. Ongarello, B. Roberts, K. Ross, B. Stephen, J. Streader, V. Williams
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Brown, D. Calder, H. Caspar, B. Comben, J. Conley, F. Davies, V. English, G. Ferry, O. Grieve, D. Guy, J. Howell, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, J. Spencer, F. Stafford, M. Thomas, K. Warburton
Fitzroy (10.9.69) defeated Carlton (8.20.68).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: A. Ruthven (3), G. Coates (2), J. Streader (2), N. Johnstone, T. Ongarello, V. Williams
Carlton: J. Howell (3), J. Spencer (2), D. Beasy, F. Davies, G. Ferry
As a result of this match, Fitzroy faced Collingwood in the preliminary final and Carlton were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 6 September 1952
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
59,970
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
Coaches:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Allan Ruthven
(Fitzroy),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||