1945 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1945 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1945 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park.
Bob Chitty captained the hosts.
Fred Hughson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Fred Hughson.
Carlton
B. Chitty (capt.), J. Bennett, B. Bignell, R. Boys, V. Brown, J. Clark, F. Fitzgibbon, B. Green, A. Hall, R. Hines, K. Hopper, F. McGrath, C. McInnes, J. Mooring, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, H. Turner, C. Wines
Fitzroy
F. Hughson (capt.), D. Calverley, B. Clay, I. Clay, J. Collins, L. Crouch, S. Dawson, C. Denning, N. Hillard, M. Horan, G. Hoskins, N. Johnstone, J. Kettle, A. O'Bryan, N. Price, A. Ruthven, L. Smith, J. Symons, S. Wright
Carlton (12.12.84) defeated Fitzroy (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Mooring (4), M. Price (3), K. Hopper (2), A. Hall, R. Hines, R. Savage
Fitzroy: J. Symons (4), A. Ruthven (3), L. Smith (3), B. Clay
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Carlton
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | FITZ by 8 | FITZ by 6 | CARL by 2 | CARL by 7 | CARL by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bob Chitty
(Carlton),
Fred Hughson
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Bignell, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Boys, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hines, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Hopper, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | McGrath, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wines, Clinton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clay, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Clay, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Crouch, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dawson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Horan, Monty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hoskins, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Kettle, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Bryan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Wright, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 11 | |||