Round 15, 1947
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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Venue: Western Oval | Date: Saturday 26 July, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 4 Points | Umpire: McMurray | Crowd: Approx. 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: J.Baird 6, H.Turner 3, K.Hands 1, F.Fitzgibbon 1, R.Garby 1, F.Davies 1, J.Conley 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: B.Deacon (BOG), J.Baird, E.Henfry, F.Stafford, J.Howell, R.Green, J.Clark, J.Conley. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: B.Deacon (bruised ribs), G.Bailey (cut eye), R.Garby (bruised shoulder) | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
A fine 3rd quarter of 6-2 to 1-1 would deliver 4 competition points that looked in severe doubt when the Bulldogs led by 27 points in the 2nd.
Whilst the Blues had a record of 13-2, a run of 6 consecutive wins and only 1 loss in 13 matches they had been severely tested for 4 weeks on end (all margins under 10 points) and a defeat seemed just around the corner.
Team
| B: | 33 Ritchie Green | 22 Wal Alexander | 5 George Bailey |
| HB: | 15 Vin Brown | 23 Bert Deacon (vc) | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 8 Fred Fitzgibbon | 6 Ern Henfry (c) | 12 Doug Williams |
| HF: | 10 Fred Stafford | 1 Ken Hands | 20 Ray Garby |
| F: | 28 Fred Davies | 25 Jim Baird | 7 Herb Turner |
| Ruck: | 13 Jack Howell | 3 Jack Bennett | 35 Jack Conley |
| Res: | 34 Les Carr | 29 Allan Greenshields | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
50 Games: Bert Deacon, Ken Hands and Herb Turner
100 Games: Vin Brown
Last Game (Carlton): Wal Alexander
