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Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday 16 August, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 73 Points | Umpire: Cole | Crowd: Approx. 11,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: J.Baird 3, J.Howell 3, R.Garby 3, K.Hands 2, H.Turner 1, J.Conley 1, F.Davies 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: J.Clark (BOG), B.Deacon, D.Williams, K.Hands, R.Green, O.Grieve. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: G.Bailey (bruised ribs), J.Conley (strained leg muscles) | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
A pathetic St Kilda were easily dispatched by Carlton in a total mismatch.The game was essentially over as a contest by early in the 2nd quarter and the only interest after half-time revolved around the Saints chances of scoring a major.
Saints full-forward Peter Bennett robbed the match of even this macabre interest when he goaled in the third term. He eventually registered all 3 of St Kilda's goals. Bennett was a champion waterpolo player who represented Australia at the Helsinki and Melbourne Olympics. Playing for St Kilda in this era was a pointless and generally thankless task, which probably explains why he retired from football to concentrate on his aquatic endeavours.
Team
| B: | 33 Ritchie Green | 27 Ollie Grieve | 5 George Bailey |
| HB: | 15 Vin Brown | 23 Bert Deacon (acting capt.) | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 8 Fred Fitzgibbon | 10 Fred Stafford | 12 Doug Williams |
| HF: | 34 Les Carr | 1 Ken Hands | 20 Ray Garby |
| F: | 28 Fred Davies | 25 Jim Baird | 7 Herb Turner |
| Ruck: | 13 Jack Howell | 3 Jack Bennett | 35 Jack Conley |
| Res: | 2 Bill Redmond | 29 Allan Greenshields | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
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