1954 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1954 between Carlton and Footscray during round 4 of the 1954 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Charlie Sutton captained the visitors with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Charlie Sutton.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, A. Boyle, J. Brown, J. Chick, B. Comben, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, K. Hunt, J. James, G. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Moran, K. O'Brien, N. O'Brien, J. Spencer, K. Warburton, M. Wenn, D. Zeunert
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, B. Collins, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, I. Letcher, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, A. Trusler, T. Whitten
Carlton (17.21.123) were defeated by Footscray (20.14.134).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Chick (3), J. Mills (3), N. O'Brien (2), K. Warburton (2), G. Gilchrist, K. Hands, J. James, B. Milroy, K. O'Brien, M. Wenn, D. Zeunert
Footscray: J. Collins (9), A. Trusler (4), R. McCarthy (2), P. Box, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, B. Gilmore, C. Sutton
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 11th on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 20 | 17 | . | 21 | 17 | . | 21 | (123) |
| Footscray | 8 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 14 | (134) |
| Margin | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Wally Donald
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Rowe
Boundary Umpire:
G. Andrews
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Boyle, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Hunt, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Kerr, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Moran, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Brien, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Wenn, Max | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 21 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 20 | 14 | |||