Round 2, 1948
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday April 24, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Lose by 20 points | Umpire: F.Spokes | Crowd: 32,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: H.Turner 2, K.Hands 2, F.Stafford 1, J.Howell 1, J.Baird 1, J.Conley 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: F.Stafford, V.Brown, O.Grieve, B.Deacon, D.Williams. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
A high standard game, pitting the 1947 Premiers with the 3rd placegetters saw the Gorillas overtake the Blues and record a comfortable victory.
Team
| B: | 33 Ritchie Green | 27 Ollie Grieve | 2 Bill Redmond |
| HB: | 15 Vin Brown | 23 Bert Deacon (vc) | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 11 Ron Hines | 6 Ern Henfry (c) | 12 Doug Williams |
| HF: | 10 Fred Stafford | 25 Jim Baird | 20 Ray Garby |
| F: | 28 Fred Davies | 1 Ken Hands | 7 Herb Turner |
| Ruck: | 13 Jack Howell | 5 George Bailey | 35 Jack Conley |
| Res: | 14 Alan Sorrell | 22 Allan Streeter | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
