1944 VFL Round 18: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1944 between Carlton and Footscray during round 18 of the 1944 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Bob Atkinson captained the hosts.
Arthur Olliver captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Arthur Olliver.
Carlton
B. Atkinson (capt.), F. Anderson, J. Bennett, B. Chitty, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Fitzgibbon, O. Grieve, E. Henfry, C. McInnes, R. McLean, J. Mooring, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, A. Way, D. Williams, J. Wrout
Footscray
A. Olliver (capt.), A. Benison, F. Cahill, H. Chalmers, M. Dudley, J. Greenham, R. Grove, P. Hand, H. Hickey, L. McCankie, G. McLaren, Bert McTaggart, Bill McTaggart, J. Miller, J. Ryan, G. Sexton, G. Tribe, T. Tribe, B. Wood
Carlton (13.10.88) were defeated by Footscray (12.17.89).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Conley (2), O. Grieve (2), J. Mooring (2), M. Price (2), J. Wrout (2), J. Bennett, R. Savage, A. Way
Footscray: B. Wood (6), R. Grove (2), J. Miller, A. Olliver, J. Ryan, G. Tribe
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Footscray were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
34,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Margin | CARL by 12 | CARL by 7 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
Captains:
Bob Atkinson
(Carlton),
Arthur Olliver
(Footscray)
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 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Henfry, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Way, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Benison, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Chalmers, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Grove, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Hand, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | McCankie, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McLaren, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McTaggart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Sexton, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Tribe, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wood, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 17 | |||