1945 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1945 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 1 of the 1945 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Bob Green captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Carlton
B. Green (capt.), W. Alexander, J. Bennett, V. Brown, J. Clark, F. Fitzgibbon, H. Hanton, A. Hearn, R. Hines, K. Hopper, J. Jones, C. Mann, C. McInnes, J. Mooring, F. Rose, A. Sanger, R. Savage, A. Way, D. Williams
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), G. Archibald, R. Baggott, C. Conroy, D. Cordner, B. Deans, E. Downey, R. Dowsing, F. Fanning, R. Irwin, F. Kennedy, A. La Fontaine, C. McLean, K. Molloy, J. Mueller, C. Newman, I. Porter, J. Stock, P. Taylor
Carlton (13.9.87) were defeated by Melbourne (15.18.108).
Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Savage (4), A. Hearn (2), C. Mann (2), A. Way (2), K. Hopper, C. McInnes, F. Rose
Melbourne: F. Fanning (4), A. La Fontaine (3), J. Mueller (2), I. Porter (2), R. Baggott, F. Kennedy, N. Smith, P. Taylor
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 8th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 21 April 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 18 | 15 | . | 18 | (108) |
| Margin | CARL by 10 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 32 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bob Green
(Carlton),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Alexander, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hanton, Hal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hearn, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Hines, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopper, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Jones, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mann, Cyril | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rose, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Way, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Archibald, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Conroy, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Downey, Es | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Molloy, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Newman, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Stock, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 18 | |||