1955 VFL Round 10: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1955 between Carlton and Footscray during round 10 of the 1955 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.), P. Aitken, K. Bergin, B. Bosustow, J. Brown, H. Caspar, B. Comben, B. Crowe, V. English, G. Ferry, C. Holt, J. James, L. Kerr, B. Milroy, B. Molony, N. O'Brien, J. Sullivan, K. Warburton, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, A. Clough, B. Collins, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, A. Gardiner, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, J. Nuttall, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, Kevin Smith, Kevin Smith, A. Warren, T. Whitten
Carlton (6.7.43) were defeated by Footscray (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Bergin (3), N. O'Brien, J. Sullivan, K. Warburton
Footscray: D. Bryden (2), J. Collins (2), R. Duffy (2), J. Kerr (2), A. Clough, Kevin Smith, Kevin Smith
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 9th on the ladder and Footscray remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 June 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
20,576
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 7 | (43) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 15 | FOOT by 30 | FOOT by 38 | FOOT by 38 | |||||||||||
| 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:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Aitken, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Bergin, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Bosustow, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Caspar, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 7 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Clough, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Nuttall, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Warren, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 15 | |||