1944 VFL Round 8: Carlton v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1944 between Carlton and Collingwood during round 8 of the 1944 VFL season. Carlton hosted Collingwood at Princes Park. Bob Atkinson captained the hosts. Pat Fricker captained the visitors with, in the absence of Alan Williams, deputy vice-captain Jack Murphy as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Carlton
B. Atkinson (capt.), F. Anderson, J. Bennett, V. Brown, B. Chitty, J. Clark, F. Fitzgibbon, B. Green, R. Hines, L. McCann, C. McInnes, R. McLean, J. Mooring, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, G. Tudor, M. Wilson, J. Wrout

Collingwood
P. Fricker (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, M. Boyall, J. Burns, B. Dalkin, P. Dalton, B. Galbally, K. Herbert, J. McHale, H. Mears, D. Negri, D. Newman, L. Richards, A. Robbins, T. Ryan, J. Synon, K. Wade, T. Wallis

Carlton (17.12.114) defeated Collingwood (12.11.83).

Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Wrout (4), B. Green (3), C. McInnes (3), J. Mooring (2), M. Price (2), R. Savage (2), J. Bennett
Collingwood: M. Boyall (5), B. Galbally (4), J. McHale, H. Mears, L. Richards

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Carlton v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 24 June 1944
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 21,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Collingwood
Score: 17.12.114 - 12.11.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 2 9 . 6 14 . 7 17 . 12 17 . 12 (114)
Collingwood 6 . 3 8 . 6 9 . 7 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Margin COLL by 13 CARL by 6 CARL by 30 CARL by 31 CARL by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Carlton), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Bob Atkinson (Carlton), Pat Fricker (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Carlton), Jack Murphy (Collingwood)

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 ? ? 1 ?
15 Brown, Vin ? ? 0 ?
6 Chitty, Bob ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Jim ? ? 0 ?
8 Fitzgibbon, Fred ? ? 0 ?
32 Green, Bob ? ? 3 ?
11 Hines, Ron ? ? 0 ?
7 McCann, Les ? ? 0 ?
31 McInnes, Charlie ? ? 3 ?
14 McLean, Rod ? ? 0 ?
16 Mooring, Jim ? ? 2 ?
30 Price, Mick ? ? 2 ?
18 Sanger, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 2 ?
20 Tudor, Graham ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Mac ? ? 0 ?
28 Wrout, Jack ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 12

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Balfour, Don ? ? 0 ?
1 Boyall, Marcus ? ? 5 ?
3 Burns, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Dalkin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Dalton, Pat ? ? 0 ?
33 Fricker, Pat (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Galbally, Bob ? ? 4 ?
6 Herbert, Ken ? ? 0 ?
15 McHale, John ? ? 1 ?
21 Mears, Harry ? ? 1 ?
12 Murphy, Jack (avc) ? ? 0 ?
18 Negri, Des ? ? 0 ?
26 Newman, Dave ? ? 0 ?
19 Richards, Lou ? ? 1 ?
11 Robbins, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
4 Ryan, Ted ? ? 0 ?
31 Synon, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
25 Wallis, Tom ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 11

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