Round 1, 1906
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday May 5, 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 27 points | Umpire: Murphy | Crowd: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: F.Caine 4, M.Grace 4, F.Elliot 1, G.Johnson 1, A.Lang 1, G.Topping 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil | |||||||||||||||||||
===Game Review===
Two recruits destined for successful yet controversial careers with the Navy Blues - 'Bongo' Lang and Martin Gotz - were unveiled on this Saturday afternoon at Princes Park, when the 1906 season kicked off with a comfortable win over the Fuchsias.
Carlton's key forwards Frank Caine and Mick Grace each kicked 4 goals, to ensure the Blues an immediate place in the top four.
At the end of this round Carlton were in 3rd spot on the ladder with a percentage of 148.2.
Team
| B: | Bill Grant | Mick Grace | Charlie Hammond |
| HB: | Martin Gotz | Billy Payne | Bob Boyle |
| C: | Ted Kennedy | Norman Clark | George Bruce (vc) |
| HF: | George Topping | George S Johnson | Rod McGregor |
| F: | Alex Lang | Frank Caine | Jim Kennedy |
| Ruck: | Jim Flynn (c) | Fred Elliott | Archie Snell |
| Coach: | Jack Worrall | ||
Changes
In: M.Gotz, A.Lang, B.Grant Out: C.Roland, B.Parke, A.McNeil
Milestones
Debuts: Martin Gotz, Bill Grant and Alex Lang Last game: Bob Boyle
