1957 VFL Round 14: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1957 between Carlton and Footscray during round 14 of the 1957 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Ted Whitten.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, B. Buckley, G. Burke, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, R. O'Dwyer, R. Ousley, D. Strauch, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Footscray
P. Box, B. Buckley, J. Collins, B. Costello, W. Donald, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, B. Gilmore, B. Hempel, H. Henderson, B. Lee, B. Moloney, J. O'Halloran, R. Porta, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, N. Ryan, H. Stevens, R. Stockman, T. Whitten
Carlton (11.13.79) defeated Footscray (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Carlton: D. Beasy (3), G. Burke (3), L. Kerr (2), B. Crowe, K. Hands, D. Strauch
Footscray: J. Collins (2), B. Lee (2), P. Box, B. Hempel, N. Ryan
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 27 July 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
31,810
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | FOOT by 12 | CARL by 19 | CARL by 31 | CARL by 27 | CARL by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Ted Whitten
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | O'Dwyer, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Ousley, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Strauch, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Costello, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Hempel, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Moloney, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Porta, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Ryan, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Stockman, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 10 | |||