Round 17, 1915
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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Venue: Punt Road Oval | Date: Saturday August 14, 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 68 points | Umpire: Wickham | Crowd: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: G.Green 4.2, H.Burleigh 4.0, V.Valentine 2.1, H.Haughton 1.2, J.Shortill 1.2, C.Hammond 1.1, A.Sharp 1.1, P.Daykin 1.0, J.Morris 1.0, P.O'Brien 1.0, M.Keily 0.5 R.McGregor 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: A. McDonald (knee) | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
The Blues smashed the Tigers at Punt Road Oval to boost their percentage by 7% or so. Despite the win, we still sat 2 points adrift from ladder leaders Collingwood at this point of the year.
At the end of this round Carlton were in 2nd spot on the ladder with a percentage of 138.8.
Team
| B: | 3 Andy McDonald | 7 Ernie Jamieson | 10 Paddy O'Brien |
| HB: | 18 Alf Baud (c) | 24 Billy Robinson | 9 Ted Brown |
| C: | 12 George Challis | 11 Rod McGregor | 20 Jimmy Morris |
| HF: | 17 Gordon Green | 21 Herb Burleigh | 2 Percy Daykin |
| F: | 8 Mort Keily | 23 Joe Shortill | 14 Athol Sharp |
| Ruck: | 16 Charlie Hammond | 5 Harry Haughton | 4 Viv Valentine |
| Coach: | Norman Clark | ||
Milestones
50 Games: Gordon Green
