1954 VFL Round 15: Footscray v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1954 between Footscray and Carlton during round 15 of the 1954 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), A. Abbey, P. Box, D. Bryden, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, T. Whitten
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), A. Boyle, J. Brown, J. Chick, B. Comben, V. English, G. Gilchrist, J. Howell, J. James, G. Kerr, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Molony, B. Moran, N. O'Brien, R. Robertson, K. Warburton, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Footscray (6.7.43) were defeated by Carlton (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (2), P. Box, B. Gilmore, D. Ross, C. Sutton
Carlton: N. O'Brien (4), L. Kerr, B. Molony, B. Moran, K. Warburton
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Carlton were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | (43) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | level | CARL by 21 | CARL by 13 | CARL by 17 | CARL by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Abbey, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 7 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Boyle, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Kerr, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Moran, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Robertson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 12 | |||