Round 8, 1926
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday June 19, 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 57 points | Umpire: | Crowd: 21,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: H.Clover 5, V.Davis 3, T.Mullens 3, H.Vallence 3, R.Blew 1, H.Carter 1, P.Outram 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Carlton destroyed the bottom of the ladder North Melbourne to jump to fourth after 8 rounds. The poor old Shinboners would manage only 2 points all year, from a draw with second-last placed Hawthorn.
At the end of this round Carlton were in 4th spot on the ladder with a percentage of 126.2.
Team
| B: | 21 Frank Irwin | 8 Hedley Blackmore | 10 Harry McPherson |
| HB: | 13 Jack Morrissey | 32 Alex Duncan | 3 Charlie McSwain |
| C: | 7 Joe Kelly | 2 Norm Collins | 31 Les Witto |
| HF: | 12 Tom Mullens | 1 Horrie Clover | 26 Ray Brew (cc) |
| F: | 22 Harry Vallence | 34 Victor Davis | 24 Percy Outram |
| Ruck: | 11 Maurie Beasy | 20 Ted Brewis | 25 Harold Carter |
| Coach: | Ray Brew | ||
Milestones
Debut: Les Witto - who would provide one of the sadder stories in football (see Round 14, 1926)
