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Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday 19 April, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 13 Points | Umpire: Bride | Crowd: Approx. 24,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: K.Hands 7, J.Mooring 4, K.Baxter 3, A.Sorrell 2, R.Garby 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: R.Garby, K.Hands, R.Hines, F.Davies, B.Deacon, J.Howell, A.Sorrell. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Carlton started 1947 on a positive note with a good win over the previous year's runners-up, Melbourne. The Blues opened up a 13 point lead at quarter time and were able to hold the Demons at bay for the remainder of the match.
Carlton were 6th on the ladder with a percentage of 111.9 after this match.
Note; the next time Carlton would play Melbourne in the opening game of the season would be Round 1, 1974.
Team
| B: | 5 George Bailey | 15 Vin Brown | 28 Fred Davies |
| HB: | 29 Allan Greenshields | 23 Bert Deacon (vc) | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 11 Ron Hines | 6 Ern Henfry (c) | 8 Fred Fitzgibbon |
| HF: | 35 Jack Conley | 21 Ken Baxter | 20 Ray Garby |
| F: | 14 Alan Sorrell | 1 Ken Hands | 10 Fred Stafford |
| Ruck: | 13 Jack Howell | 27 Ollie Grieve | 16 Jim Mooring |
| Res: | 9 Bob Kelsey | 7 Herb Turner | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
100 Games: Jim Mooring
Debut: Bob Kelsey, Fred Stafford, Alan Sorrell, Allan Greenshields
