1955 VFL Round 3: Carlton v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1955 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1955 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, B. Bosustow, D. Browning, G. Burke, J. Cheffers, J. Chick, V. English, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, N. O'Brien, R. Robertson, J. Sullivan, K. Warburton, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, A. Anton, R. Carr, B. Collins, C. Davey, D. Furness, A. Gale, J. Gervasoni, E. Goodger, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, B. Pert, G. Proudfoot, K. Ross, L. Smyth, K. Webb, V. Williams, K. Wright
Carlton (17.4.106) defeated Fitzroy (6.13.49).
Goalkickers
Carlton: N. O'Brien (7), D. Beasy (4), K. Warburton (3), D. Browning, J. Cheffers, R. Robertson
Fitzroy: R. Harvey (2), L. Smyth (2), J. Gervasoni, N. Johnstone
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Carlton
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
23,435
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 3 | 17 | . | 4 | 17 | . | 4 | (106) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Margin | level | CARL by 30 | CARL by 45 | CARL by 57 | CARL by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Bosustow, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Browning, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Cheffers, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 21 | Robertson, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 4 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Anton, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Carr, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Davey, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Furness, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gervasoni, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Goodger, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Proudfoot, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Ross, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Webb, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wright, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 13 | |||