1944 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1944 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 3 of the 1944 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at Punt Road Oval.
Percy Beames captained the hosts.
Bob Atkinson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Beames and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, F. Fanning, C. Galbraith, L. Gibbs, D. Heywood, R. Irwin, F. Kennedy, J. Maher, N. Matthews, F. McGrath, C. McLean, H. McPherson, J. Minnis, N. Smith, P. Taylor
Carlton
B. Atkinson (capt.), F. Anderson, J. Bennett, R. Boys, V. Brown, B. Chitty, J. Clark, F. Fitzgibbon, B. Green, R. Hines, C. McInnes, R. McLean, J. Mooring, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, T. Tuohill, H. Turner, J. Wrout
Melbourne (12.5.77) were defeated by Carlton (14.8.92).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: F. Fanning (6), P. Taylor (3), H. McPherson (2), E. Downey
Carlton: B. Green (4), R. Savage (2), J. Wrout (2), F. Anderson, R. Boys, C. McInnes, J. Mooring, M. Price, T. Tuohill
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 5 | (77) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Margin | CARL by 15 | MELB by 28 | CARL by 5 | CARL by 15 | CARL by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Percy Beames
(Melbourne),
Bob Atkinson
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
S. O'Brien
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 27 | Galbraith, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Gibbs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McGrath, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Minnis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 5 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Atkinson, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Boys, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Hines, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Tuohill, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 8 | |||