Round 13, 1899
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| Venue: |
Princes Park |
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| Date: |
Saturday 5 August 1899 |
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| Result: |
Win by 39 Points |
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| Goalkickers: |
D.Walker 3, B.Bird 1, L.Morrison 1, H.Thompson 1. |
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| Umpire: |
McCoy |
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Game Review
"There was only a moderate attendance of spectators." (Herald August 05)
Thank God for St Kilda! The Blues notched their third win for the season and only their 8th in the VFL (six out of six against the Saints) with a comparative thrashing of the League's whipping boys.
Right: Round 13 team photo Players L - R Back Row; Dick Walker, Pat Considine, Peter Williams Third Row; Arthur Thompson, Harry Thompson, Bill Collins Second Row; Bill McNamara, Bob Bird, Billy Monagle, Will Stuckey (Capt), Ernie Walton, Henry McShane, Bill Sharkey Front Row; Bobby Walsh, Len Morrison, T. McCoy (Umpire), Wally Ocock, Dan Lanigan, Bill Casey. Image: Trove/SLV Punch August 24
At the end of this round Carlton were in 7th spot on the ladder with a percentage of 53.9.
From The Age, 7th August 1899. Note: Former Carlton captain Tom Blake was one of the Saints' better players.
Team
| B: | Bill Sharkey | Arthur Thompson | Bill McNamara |
| HB: | Will Stuckey (vc) | Henry McShane (c) | Peter Williams |
| C: | Wally Ocock | Ernie Walton | Bill Casey |
| HF: | Dan Lanigan | Bill Collins | Dick Walker |
| F: | Pat Considine | Harry Thompson | Bob Bird |
| Ruck: | Len Morrison | Bobby Walsh | Billy Monagle |
| No Coach: | No coach and the captain directed the side | ||
Changes
In: L.Morrison, D.Walker Out: G.Cowell, B.Hooper (injured hand)
The Herald Friday August 04 published a list of 22 Carlton players from which the team was selected; Bird, Casey, Considine, Collins, Hooper, Lanigan, Lewis, Morrison, Monagle, McShane, McSperrin, McNamara, Ocock, Stuckey, Sharkey, Thompson, Thompson, Walker, Walsh, Walton, Williams, Young. Hooper, Lewis, McSperrin and Young were not selected.
