Round 5, 1941

From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club

Carlton

2.7

19

5.8

38

7.14

56

15.18

108

St Kilda

3.0

18

8.3

51

11.7

73

13.12

90

Venue:

Junction Oval

Date:

Saturday 31 May 1941

Result:

Win by 18 points

Crowd:

15,000

Goalkickers:

P.Schmidt 5, H.Dowsley 4, J.Wrout 2, F.Gill 2, M.Crisp 1, M.Price 1.

Reports:
Umpire:

McMurray

Injuries:
Best:

Game Review

An errant first quarter in front of goal was almost enough to give the Saints a sniff in this game at the Junction Oval. Thankfully, the Blues straightened - if only a little - in the second half, kicking 10.10 to take the game by 18 points. Lively forward Paul Schmidt kicked another five goals to take his season tally to 23, and full-forward Harcourt Dowsley impressed on debut, kicking four goals, including one with his first kick. Carlton maintained third place on the ladder - one of five teams with four wins and one loss from five games.

At the end of this round Carlton were in 3rd spot on the ladder with a percentage of 115.8.

Playing his 190th game veteran full back Frank Gill scored 2 goals in this game, (first time multiple goal scorer) to take his career tally to 8.

"Perhaps the most brilliant individual effort in the Carlton-St.Kilda game can be credited to Paul Schmidt in the last term when two much-needed goals came from the Carlton pocket forward, both after clever recoveries and smart picking up of the wet ball." (Sporting Globe June 04 p10)

Team

B: 6 Bob Chitty 21 Frank Gill 5 George Bailey
HB: 18 Arthur Sanger 4 Ken Baxter 1 Frank Anderson
C: 15 Vin Brown 8 Jack Skinner 32 Bob Green
HF: 19 Ron Cooper 28 Jack Wrout 12 Creswell 'Mickey' Crisp
F: 10 Jim Francis (c) 20 Harcourt Dowsley 23 Paul Schmidt
Ruck: 24 Ron Savage 31 Charlie McInnes 16 Jim Mooring
19th Man: 30 Mick Price
Coach: Percy Bentley


Milestones

Debut: Harcourt Dowsley


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