1957 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1957 between Footscray and Carlton during round 3 of the 1957 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.
Footscray
P. Box, J. Collins, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, J. Kerr, B. Lee, P. McRae, J. O'Halloran, R. Porta, J. Quarrell, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, L. Ryan, H. Stevens, J. Westacott, T. Whitten
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, L. Berner, L. Brereton, G. Burke, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, C. Holt, J. James, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, D. Strauch, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Footscray (9.10.64) defeated Carlton (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (2), H. Stevens (2), R. Duffy, J. Kerr, B. Lee, J. O'Halloran, D. Reynolds
Carlton: L. Brereton (2), B. Crowe (2), G. Burke, J. Chick, J. Sullivan
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Carlton were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
34,878
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Carlton | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 17 | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Jim Francis
(Carlton)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Schwab
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | McRae, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Westacott, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Berner, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Holt, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Strauch, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 9 | |||