Round 8, 1947
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday 7 June, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 65 Points | Umpire: Cleland | Crowd: Approx. 16,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: K.Baxter 5, G.Bailey 4, J.Howell 2, K.Hands 1, H.Turner 1, F.Stafford 1, R.Hines 1, J.Conley 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: J.Howell (BOG), G.Bailey, B.Deacon, F.Stafford, D.Williams, K.Baxter. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: V.Brown (bruised thigh). | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
The Cats produced a fine first quarter to lead by 4 points but were thereafter not in the match, being outscored 13 goals to 3.
Carlton's sixth consecutive win (and 7th from 8 matches) confirmed their top position.
Team
| B: | 18 Arthur Sanger | 15 Vin Brown | 27 Ollie Grieve |
| HB: | 9 Bob Kelsey | 23 Bert Deacon (vc) | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 8 Fred Fitzgibbon | 6 Ern Henfry (c) | 12 Doug Williams |
| HF: | 11 Ron Hines | 1 Ken Hands | 10 Fred Stafford |
| F: | 5 George Bailey | 21 Ken Baxter | 35 Jack Conley |
| Ruck: | 13 Jack Howell | 3 Jack Bennett | 7 Herb Turner |
| Res: | 25 Jim Baird | 29 Allan Greenshields | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
50 Games: Ron Hines
