Round 4, 1947
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Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday 10 May, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 54 Points | Umpire: Hooper | Crowd: Approx. 37,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: J.Howell 5, H.Turner 4, F.Stafford 4, J.Cooper 1, F.Davies 1, J.Conley 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: E.Henfry (BOG), B.Deacon, J.Howell, F.Stafford, H.Turner, J.Conley. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Footscray had started the season well with 3 wins and topped the ladder. The Blues were without the suspended Hands and the injured Mooring from the previous weeks second-half mauling of Richmond.
The Blues were far too good for the Bulldogs however, gradually increasing the lead throughout the the first 3 quarters before seemingly easing down during the last. Ern Henfrey was the architect of most Carlton forays forward.
Carlton with a 3-1 were second on the ladder with a percentage of 142.1 after this match. Only the undefeated Collingwood were looking the Blues possible superior.
Age May 12
The Cartoonist's View...
Team
| B: | 18 Arthur Sanger | 15 Vin Brown | 5 George Bailey |
| HB: | 33 Ritchie Green | 23 Bert Deacon (vc) | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 8 Fred Fitzgibbon | 6 Ern Henfry (c) | 12 Doug Williams |
| HF: | 10 Fred Stafford | 21 Ken Baxter | 20 Ray Garby |
| F: | 28 Fred Davies | 19 Jack S Cooper | 35 Jack Conley |
| Ruck: | 13 Jack Howell | 3 Jack Bennett | 7 Herb Turner |
| Res: | 24 Tom Eldridge | 9 Bob Kelsey | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
50 Games: Doug Williams
Debut: Jack S Cooper
Last Game: Tom Eldridge
