Round 18, 1931
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday September 12, 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Won by 18 points | Umpire: | Crowd: 25,000 (approx.) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: H.Vallence 5, M.Crisp 2, A.Clarke 1, H.Clover 1, E.Little 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Although St Kilda got off to a good start, the Blues won the game by 18 points by keeping the Saints goal-less for the entire second half. Carlton finished the season at 3rd on the ladder.
At the end of this round Carlton were in 3rd spot on the ladder with a percentage of 125.1.
Team
| B: | 8 George Morrissey | 21 Frank Gill (vc) | 15 Maurie Johnson |
| HB: | 9 Eric Huxtable | 14 Jack Green | 6 Fred Gilby |
| C: | 7 Joe Kelly | 2 Colin Martyn (c) | 28 Eric Little |
| HF: | 12 Creswell 'Mickey' Crisp | 1 Horrie Clover | 11 Bill Jones |
| F: | 27 Alf Egan | 22 Harry Vallence | 23 Jim Crowe |
| Ruck: | 17 Charlie Davey | 10 Denis Kelleher | 31 Ansell Clarke |
| 19th Man: | 19 Alec Doyle | ||
| Coach: | Dan Minogue | ||
Milestones
Debut: Eric Little
--- Round 17 | Semi Final
