1944 VFL Round 14: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1944 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1944 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Bob Atkinson captained the hosts.
Percy Beames captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Percy Beames.
Carlton
B. Atkinson (capt.), F. Anderson, J. Bennett, V. Brown, B. Chitty, J. Clark, J. Conley, B. Deacon, F. Fitzgibbon, B. Green, J. Howell, B. Lucas, C. McInnes, R. McLean, J. Mooring, M. Price, R. Savage, D. Williams, J. Wrout
Melbourne
P. Beames (capt.), G. Archibald, N. Bencraft, L. Bennett, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, R. Hall, B. Herbert, D. Heywood, R. Irwin, K. Levey, W. Lewis, C. McLean, C. Newman, B. Scanlan, N. Smith, J. Stock
Carlton (4.14.38) were defeated by Melbourne (8.6.54).
Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Lucas, C. McInnes, J. Mooring, M. Price
Melbourne: N. Bencraft (2), D. Heywood (2), B. Scanlan (2), L. Bennett, E. Downey
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 12 | 4 | . | 14 | 4 | . | 14 | (38) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | (54) |
| Margin | MELB by 2 | level | MELB by 12 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bob Atkinson
(Carlton),
Percy Beames
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 4 | 14 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Bencraft, Neil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Bennett, Lloyd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 20 | Herbert, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Heywood, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Levey, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Lewis, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Stock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 6 | |||