Round 8, 1917
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday June 30, 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 11 points | Umpire: Norden | Crowd: 7,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: C.Fisher 3, V.Gardiner 2, P.Daykin 1, L.Downs 1, H.Haughton 1, V.Valentine 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: D.Lear, A.McDonald, W.Dunn, R.McGregor, P.Daykin, C. Fisher H.Haughton, V.Valentine, V.Gardiner | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: Nil | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
A pre war match between these clubs would have drawn an attendance of close to 30,000. The ground was in splendid condition with a slight breeze favouring the Lygon Street end.
After losing to South Melbourne earlier in the year, the Blues succeeded in revenge in the return bout. Carlton could thank a last quarter of 4 goals 3, almost doubling their score to three quarter time, whilst keeping South scoreless.
Carlton remained 5th out of 6 teams after Round 8 with a percentage of 103.8, but with the win moved 8 points ahead of the Tigers on the bottom.
Team
| B: | 3 Andy McDonald | 8 Mort Keily | 16 Darcy Lear |
| HB: | 14 Ern Carter | 9 Ted Brown | 21 William Dunn |
| C: | 7 Charlie Fisher | 11 Rod McGregor (vc) | 22 George White |
| HF: | 10 Paddy O'Brien | 1 Billy Dick (c) | 2 Percy Daykin |
| F: | 23 Joe Shortill | 13 Vin Gardiner | 28 Lyle Downs |
| Ruck: | 5 Harry Haughton | 30 Dave Crone | 4 Viv Valentine |
| Coach: | Norman Clark | ||
Milestones
150 Carlton Games: Vin Gardiner
