1944 VFL Round 1: South Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1944 between South Melbourne and Carlton during round 1 of the 1944 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Carlton at Junction Oval.
Bob Atkinson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
South Melbourne
A. Baxter, M. Blumfield, V. Castles, J. Cleary, C. Culph, D. Engellenner, L. Frost, J. Graham, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, L. Keighran, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, H. Matthews, A. Mullenger, R. Richards, K. Smith, J. Williams
Carlton
B. Atkinson (capt.), F. Anderson, J. Bennett, V. Brown, B. Chitty, J. Clark, B. Green, R. Hines, H. McDonald, C. McInnes, J. Mooring, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, E. Spence, G. Tudor, T. Tuohill, H. Turner, J. Wrout
South Melbourne (13.10.88) defeated Carlton (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Graham (5), C. Culph (4), K. Smith (2), B. King, A. Linden
Carlton: J. Mooring (4), T. Tuohill (2), J. Bennett, C. McInnes, G. Tudor
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder and Carlton were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Carlton
Score:
13.10.88 - 9.7.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | SMLB by 26 | SMLB by 33 | SMLB by 39 | SMLB by 27 | SMLB by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(South Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Bob Atkinson
(Carlton)
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Baxter, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Blumfield, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Culph, Charlie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Engellenner, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Frost, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Keighran, Lyal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 10 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Atkinson, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hines, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McDonald, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Spence, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tudor, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Tuohill, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 7 | |||