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Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday August 27, 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Lost by 29 points | Umpire: Gibson | Crowd: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: A.Snell 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: Nil | Injuries: J.Flynn (dislocated thumb) | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
In his 50th game, rover Archie Snell kicked Carlton's only goal in this abysmal loss to Melbourne at Princes Park. On a cold and wet Melbourne Saturday afternoon, the Blues ceded control of the game to the Fuchsias after half-time, and managed only three behinds in the last two quarters.Amid a turbulent season, the 1904 Premiership was once again becoming an unlikely dream.
Clash/Sash Guernsey
It was believed that the Blues twice wore a sash on their guernseys in 1914 against Fitzroy. So far, no image* has surfaced of these 'sash' guernseys.However, there is evidence that Carlton wore a clash guernsey at least as far back as 1904. (See photos below)
Melbourne's jumper was dark blue with a red stripe running down the front alongside the lacing. So it would have been very difficult to distinguish between the two teams. Maybe Carlton or Melbourne wore a clash guernsey against each other on more then one occasion?
.* December 2015 : The Blueseum has now obtained images of the 1914 games against Fitzroy - see Guernsey History or Round 14, 1914 and Semi Final, 1914
Team
| B: | Henry Newbound | Frank Hince | Ernie Walton |
| HB: | Albert Trim | Jim Flynn (vc) | Charlie Roland |
| C: | Ted Kennedy | Bob Boyle | George Bruce |
| HF: | Henry McShane | Mick Grace | Eddie Prescott |
| F: | Joe McShane (c) | Arthur Ryan | George Topping |
| Ruck: | Jim Marchbank | Fred Elliott | Archie Snell |
| Coach: | Jack Worrall | ||
Changes
In : E. Walton, J. McShane, A. Ryan.Out : H.Whight, B. Leeds, E. Ashton.
Milestones
50 Games : Archie SnellLast Game : Arthur Ryan
Note: One of the earliest mentions of Footie/Footy
Images: Trove; Melbourne Punch Sept 01
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