1944 VFL Round 12: Carlton v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1944 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 12 of the 1944 VFL season. Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park. Bob Atkinson captained the hosts. Jack Graham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.

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

South Melbourne
J. Graham (capt.), S. Brown, V. Castles, J. Cleary, J. Danckert, J. De Medici, N. Duncan, D. Engellenner, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, L. Keighran, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, L. Mangan, G. Moloney, R. Richards, T. Whitfield, J. Williams

Carlton (10.14.74) defeated South Melbourne (8.12.60).

Goalkickers
Carlton: C. McInnes (3), R. Savage (3), B. Green, J. Howell, M. Price, J. Wrout
South Melbourne: D. Grossman (2), R. Hartridge (2), J. Graham, L. Keighran, L. Mangan, G. Moloney

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1944 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Carlton v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 22 July 1944
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. South Melbourne
Score: 10.14.74 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 4 6 . 8 8 . 10 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
South Melbourne 0 . 2 4 . 5 5 . 9 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin CARL by 26 CARL by 15 CARL by 19 CARL by 14 CARL by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Carlton), Joe Kelly (South Melbourne)
Captains: Bob Atkinson (Carlton), Jack Graham (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. Spokes

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Atkinson, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
3 Bennett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Brown, Vin ? ? 0 ?
6 Chitty, Bob ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Jim ? ? 0 ?
35 Conley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Fitzgibbon, Fred ? ? 0 ?
32 Green, Bob ? ? 1 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
7 McCann, Les ? ? 0 ?
31 McInnes, Charlie ? ? 3 ?
14 McLean, Rod ? ? 0 ?
16 Mooring, Jim ? ? 0 ?
30 Price, Mick ? ? 1 ?
18 Sanger, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 3 ?
20 Tudor, Graham ? ? 0 ?
12 Williams, Doug ? ? 0 ?
28 Wrout, Jack ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 14

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Brown, Stan ? ? 0 ?
8 Castles, Vic ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 Danckert, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 De Medici, Joe ? ? 0 ?
25 Duncan, Norm ? ? 0 ?
2 Engellenner, Dave ? ? 0 ?
27 Graham, Jack (c) ? ? 1 ?
17 Grossman, Don ? ? 2 ?
16 Hartridge, Ron ? ? 2 ?
26 Keighran, Lyal ? ? 1 ?
5 Kelly, Brian ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
33 Linden, Alan ? ? 0 ?
3 Mangan, Lou ? ? 1 ?
31 Moloney, George ? ? 1 ?
14 Richards, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Whitfield, Ted ? ? 0 ?
32 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 12

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