1945 VFL Grand Final: South Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 1945 between South Melbourne and Carlton in the grand final of the 1945 VFL season.
South Melbourne "hosted" Carlton at Princes Park.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Bob Chitty captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Adams and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), V. Castles, J. Cleary, R. Clegg, J. Danckert, J. Dempsey, J. Graham, D. Grossman, R. Hartridge, B. Kelly, B. King, A. Linden, B. Matlock, L. Nash, R. Richards, K. Smith, T. Whitfield, B. Williams, J. Williams
Carlton
B. Chitty (capt.), J. Baird, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, V. Brown, J. Clark, L. Collins, B. Deacon, K. Hands, C. McInnes, R. McLean, J. Mooring, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, H. Turner, A. Way, D. Williams, C. Wines
South Melbourne (10.15.75) were defeated by Carlton (15.13.103).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: V. Castles (3), A. Linden (2), L. Nash (2), K. Smith (2), R. Richards
Carlton: K. Hands (3), M. Price (3), K. Baxter (2), J. Mooring (2), J. Bennett, B. Chitty, R. McLean, R. Savage, C. Wines
As a result of this match, Carlton were the premiers and South Melbourne were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 29 September 1945
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
62,986
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Carlton
Score:
10.15.75 - 15.13.103
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Margin | CARL by 11 | CARL by 2 | CARL by 23 | CARL by 28 | CARL by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Adams
(South Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Bob Chitty
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Goal Umpire:
C. White,
L. Whyte
Boundary Umpire:
N. Batty,
R. Watson
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Castles, Vic | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clegg, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Danckert, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dempsey, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Hartridge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | King, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Linden, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Matlock, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Nash, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williams, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 15 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collins, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Way, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wines, Clinton | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 13 | |||