1957 VFL Round 17: Carlton v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1957 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1957 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Bill Stephen captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jim Francis and the visitors were coached by Bill Stephen.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, G. Burke, J. Chick, K. Clarke, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, D. Strauch, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, A. White, D. Zeunert
Fitzroy
B. Stephen (capt.), O. Abrahams, I. Aston, B. Barclay, G. Campbell, D. Chivers, W. Clark, M. Cunningham, A. Gale, R. Harvey, B. Henderson, N. Johnstone, K. Jones, K. Murray, T. Ongarello, B. Pert, B. Roberts, R. Slocum, L. Smyth, V. Williams
Carlton (11.13.79) defeated Fitzroy (5.11.41).
Goalkickers
Carlton: L. Brereton (3), K. Hands (3), G. Burke (2), D. Beasy, G. Donaldson, D. Strauch
Fitzroy: T. Ongarello (3), O. Abrahams, N. Johnstone
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Carlton
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
25,945
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| Margin | CARL by 5 | CARL by 24 | CARL by 38 | CARL by 38 | CARL by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Bill Stephen
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Strauch, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Abrahams, Owen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Aston, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 47 | Barclay, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Campbell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Chivers, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Clark, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Cunningham, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Gale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Harvey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Henderson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 42 | Jones, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ongarello, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Pert, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Roberts, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Slocum, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smyth, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stephen, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Williams, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 11 | |||