| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday May 1, 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 29 points | Umpire: Elder | Crowd: 18,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: P.Daykin 4, D.Wittmann 2, B.Boromeo 1, C.Fisher 1, F.Martin 1, S.McLatchie 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: R.McGregor (off at half time with knee injury returned the field late in the final term)*. | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
The Blues kicked off the year in superb fashion, beating St Kilda by 29 points and earning 1st position on the ladder.Tragically, champion centreman Rod McGregor badly injured his knee and was forced into retirement after 236 games, a club record which would stand for half a century.
At the end of this round Carlton were in 1st spot on the ladder with a percentage of 170.7.
.* The Herald May 21 (p3) mentions McGregor's injury and suspects his football careeer may be over.
Team
| B: | 19 Fred Johnson | 4 Mort Keily | 22 Morrie Ewans |
| HB: | 9 Ted Brown | 10 Paddy O'Brien | 23 Vic Truman |
| C: | 12 Charlie Canet (vc) | 11 Rod McGregor | 8 Newton Chandler |
| HF: | 7 Charlie Fisher (c) | 5 Rupe Hiskins | 24 Dick Wittmann |
| F: | 2 Percy Daykin | 16 Gordon Green | 21 Stewart McLatchie |
| Ruck: | 27 Bert Boromeo | 25 Frank Martin | 28 Lyle Downs |
| Coach: | Norman Clark | ||
Milestones
100 Games: Percy DaykinDebuts: Dick Wittmann and Rupe Hiskins
Debut and Only Game (Carlton): Vic Truman
Last Game: Rod McGregor
1920 | Round 2