| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday August 25, 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 45 points | Umpire: Beitzel | Crowd: 11,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: K.Hands 5, K.Warburton 5, F.Stafford 2, B.Comben 1, F.Davies 1, H.Sullivan 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: J.Mills replaced L.Kerr (leg) at half time. J.Baird replaced J.Conley (shoulder) at three quarter time. | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
A six-goal third quarter set up Carlton’s eighth win of the season in this battle of the also-rans at Princes Park.
Blues full-forward Keith Warburton and acting captain Ken Hands kicked five goals apiece, as the home side shut down the Demons after half-time and ran out convincing winners.
Meanwhile, across the other side of town at the Lake Oval, South Melbourne lost to Collingwood by a point, allowing Carlton to move up one place on the ladder to seventh. Fitzroy lost to Essendon, and Footscray tipped the Maroons out of the top four by beating Hawthorn.
Team
| B: | 35 Jack Conley | 27 Ollie Grieve | 24 Harry Caspar |
| HB: | 30 George Stafford | 16 John Brown | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 11 Laurie Kerr | 8 Arthur Hodgson | 18 Alan Thynne |
| HF: | 29 Bill Milroy | 3 Harry Sullivan | 10 Fred Stafford |
| F: | 1 Ken Hands (acting capt.) | 7 Keith Warburton | 17 Doug Beasy |
| Ruck: | 28 Fred Davies | 14 Vin English | 15 Bruce Comben |
| Res: | 25 Jim Baird | 9 Jack Mills | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Changes
IN: K.HandsOUT: T.Jones
Round 16 | Round 18