1944 VFL Round 2: Carlton v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1944 between Carlton and Hawthorn during round 2 of the 1944 VFL season. Carlton hosted Hawthorn at Princes Park. Bob Atkinson captained the hosts. Jim Bohan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Tommy Lahiff.

Carlton
B. Atkinson (capt.), F. Anderson, J. Bennett, R. Boys, V. Brown, B. Chitty, J. Clark, B. Green, R. Hines, C. McInnes, R. McLean, J. Mooring, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, T. Tuohill, H. Turner, A. Way, J. Wrout

Hawthorn
Back: D. Wilks, D. Bragg, S. Hamilton
Half-back: J. King, A. Prior, J. Blackman
Centre: R. Horkings, J. Bohan (capt.), R. Alsop
Half-forward: K. Slater, T. Campbell, G. Bennett
Forward: P. Ryan, W. Culpitt, M. Worrall
Follower: J. Burke, J. O'Keefe, J. Carmody
Sub.: L. Taylor

Carlton (18.16.124) defeated Hawthorn (9.14.68).

Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Savage (5), J. Mooring (4), M. Price (4), A. Way (2), R. Hines, H. Turner, J. Wrout
Hawthorn: J. Carmody (2), W. Culpitt (2), G. Bennett, T. Campbell, J. King, P. Ryan, M. Worrall

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Hawthorn were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Carlton v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 13 May 1944
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Hawthorn
Score: 18.16.124 - 9.14.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 7 7 . 10 12 . 12 18 . 16 18 . 16 (124)
Hawthorn 1 . 4 5 . 7 5 . 13 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Margin CARL by 9 CARL by 15 CARL by 41 CARL by 56 CARL by 56
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Carlton), Tommy Lahiff (Hawthorn)
Captains: Bob Atkinson (Carlton), Jim Bohan (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Hooper

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
9 Atkinson, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Bennett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Boys, Ron ? ? 0 ?
15 Brown, Vin ? ? 0 ?
6 Chitty, Bob ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Jim ? ? 0 ?
32 Green, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Hines, Ron ? ? 1 ?
31 McInnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
14 McLean, Rod ? ? 0 ?
16 Mooring, Jim ? ? 4 ?
30 Price, Mick ? ? 4 ?
18 Sanger, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 5 ?
5 Tuohill, Ted ? ? 0 ?
7 Turner, Herb ? ? 1 ?
4 Way, Alex ? ? 2 ?
28 Wrout, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 18 16

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Alsop, Ron WR ? 0 ?
18 Bennett, George HFFR ? 1 ?
17 Blackman, Jack HBFR ? 0 ?
15 Bohan, Jim (c) C ? 0 ?
27 Bragg, Dudley FB ? 0 ?
10 Burke, Jack RU ? 0 ?
12 Campbell, Tom CHF ? 1 ?
11 Carmody, Jack RO ? 2 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally FF ? 2 ?
22 Hamilton, Stuart BPR ? 0 ?
7 Horkings, Reg WL↓ ? 0 ?
9 King, Jack HBFL ? 1 ?
8 O'Keefe, Jack RU ? 0 ?
24 Prior, Albert CHB ? 0 ?
14 Ryan, Phil FPL ? 1 ?
1 Slater, Ken HFFL ? 0 ?
16 Taylor, Laurie SUB↑ ? 0 ?
21 Wilks, Don BPL ? 0 ?
23 Worrall, Malcolm FPR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 14

L. Taylor replaced R. Horkings.

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Carlton Coach: Perce Bentley
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
21 D. Wilks 27 D. Bragg 22 S. Hamilton













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



9 J. King 24 A. Prior 17 J. Blackman













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 R. Horkings 15 J. Bohan (c) 20 R. Alsop









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 10 J. Burke 16 L. Taylor
HALF-FORWARD 8 J. O'Keefe

1 K. Slater 12 T. Campbell 18 G. Bennett 11 J. Carmody











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



14 P. Ryan 2 W. Culpitt 23 M. Worrall













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Tommy Lahiff