Round 7, 1947
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday 31 May, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 19 Points | Umpire: McMurray | Crowd: Approx. 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: K.Baxter 4, J.Cooper 2, R.Hines 2, H.Turner 2, F.Stafford 1, J.Howell 1, G.Bailey 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: B.Deacon, J.Bennett, O.Grieve, H.Turner, E.Henfry, F.Stafford, D.Williams. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
The Blues were pushed throughout by a plucky North.
Kangas rover Harold Somerville (career totals 6 games, 8 goals) booted 5 goals (including 4 consecutively early in the second quarter) to threaten a monumental upset, but Carlton steadied and regained the ascendency by half-time.
North refused to concede however and a titanic struggle ensued. The Blues eventually managed to eke out a 13 point win over the Shinboners.
Carlton maintained top position at 6-1 with a percentage of 155.2 after this match.
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: | 1 Ken Hands | 21 Ken Baxter | 11 Ron Hines |
| F: | 5 George Bailey | 19 Jack S Cooper | 10 Fred Stafford |
| Ruck: | 13 Jack Howell | 3 Jack Bennett | 7 Herb Turner |
| Res: | 25 Jim Baird | 33 Ritchie Green | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
Last game: Jack S Cooper
