Round 14, 1953
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday August 1, 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 27 points | Umpire: | Crowd: 21,508 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: J.Howell 7, H.Dunn 3, J.James 2, G.Ferry 2, J.Mills 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Carlton's forward line at last functioned as it should in this home game against Richmond. Blues coach Percy Bentley played George Ferry as a decoy full-forward, with Jack Howell drifting across from the pocket as the real forward target. Aided by Ken Hands' dominance in the ruck, the structure worked as planned. 'Chooka' Howell kicked 7 goals, while Carlton won easily and clung to a faint hope of making the finals.
Team
| B: | 15 Bruce Comben | 20 Dick Gill | 2 Bill Milroy |
| HB: | 16 John Brown | 14 Vin English | 4 Doug Guy |
| C: | 11 Laurie Kerr | 27 Ray Martini | 23 John Chick |
| HF: | 10 John James | 7 Keith Warburton | 17 Doug Beasy |
| F: | 3 Harry Sullivan | 25 George Ferry | 22 Harvey Dunn jnr |
| Ruck: | 13 Jack Howell (vc) | 1 Ken Hands (c) | 9 Jack Mills |
| Res: | 31 Brian Molony | 32 Jack Spencer | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
50 Games: Bruce Comben
Last Game: Ray Martini
Interesting Fact: Not only were these Ferry's only 2 goals for the year, they were the last for his whole career - he would move permanently to defence and not nail another major for over 100 more great games in Navy Blue!
