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Match Report
Round 9 · 1949
84vs99

12.12·14.15

CARLTON won by 15
DateMonday · 13 June 1949
VenuePunt Road Oval
Attendance46,000
Margin15 pts
By the Quarter

Quarter-by-Quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Richmond
3.3
21
5.10
40
9.12
66
12.12
84
84
Carlton
3.2
20
5.5
35
8.11
59
14.15
99
99
The Match

Match Report

Umpire: Merrington

Goalkickers: F.Davies 5, G.Brokenshire 2, J.Howell 2, J.Conley 1, T.Simmons 1, F.Stafford 1, A.Streeter 1, A.Thynne 1.



Game Review

This match was played on a Monday, which may have assisted in a record crowd at Punt Road turning up to watch this 15 point win over Richmond.

20,000 locked out in Punt Road crush
Fences collapsed and many people fainted in a wild crush at the Richmond and Carlton game. The Richmond ground has a capacity of 43,000 but 50,000 people tried to force their way inside. The ground was full an hour before play began. Police reinforcements were powerless to stop those still pushing and jostling to get in. A boundary fence went down. Spectators were fainting. Worried health officials ordered all gates to be opened to ease the pressure. It was then that several hundred frightened people tried to get out, colliding with thousands straining to get in. Police and ambulance officers rescued women and children, passing them overhead. Some of the crush alleviated when hundreds jumped the rails to sit around the edge of the playing field. Remarkably, no one was seriously injured. - 100 Years of Australian Football.

Passed Away

Frederick Charles Harrison aged 62 of Maud Street North Balwyn, a keen Carlton supporter and contributer to the club's trophy fund collapsed and died in the Blues' dressing rooms after the game. (Weekly Times June 15 p49)

200 Injured At Football Game

The Courier Mail (Brisbane) June 14 (p3) carried a report of the crowd invasion of Punt Road.
To read http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49668082

Team

B: 33 Ritchie Green 27 Ollie Grieve 25 Jim Baird
HB: 24 Arthur Hodgson 23 Bert Deacon (vc) 26 Jim Clark
C: 18 Alan Thynne 6 Ern Henfry (c) 12 Doug Williams
HF: 2 Tom Simmons 28 Fred Davies 10 Fred Stafford
F: 1 Ken Hands 34 Bernie Baxter 22 Allan Streeter
Ruck: 13 Jack Howell 31 Geoff Brokenshire 35 Jack Conley
Res: 3 Frank Cahill 7 Herb Turner
Coach: Percy Bentley


Images: Trove, Argus June 14

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Images: Trove, Age June 14

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Image: Courtesy Big Footy web site

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Image; Argus June 14

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Trove; Herald June 14

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By the Numbers

Player Statistics

Carlton

#PlayerKIHBDIMKGLBHGAIFMIUPBOTKRB1%FFFACPCMCLCGHOBR%P
2Tom SimmonsTom Simmons----1------------------
10Fred StaffordFred Stafford----1------------------
13Jack HowellJack Howell----2------------------
18Alan ThynneAlan Thynne----1------------------
22Alan StreeterAlan Streeter----1------------------
28Fred DaviesFred Davies----5------------------
31Geoff BrokenshireGeoff Brokenshire----2------------------
35Jack ConleyJack Conley----1------------------
Team Total----14------------------
Team Average----1.8------------------

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