1945 VFL Round 6: Collingwood v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1945 between Collingwood and Carlton during round 6 of the 1945 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Carlton at Victoria Park. In the absence of Alby Pannam, vice-captain Alan Williams captained the hosts with Jack Murphy as vice-captain. Rod McLean captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Collingwood
A. Williams (capt.), J. Murphy (vice-capt.), M. Boyall, A. Brown, B. Dalkin, E. Eiffler, L. Fitzgerald, D. Fothergill, M. Holten, N. Mann, H. Mears, H. Naismith, G. Nelson, D. Newman, L. Richards, P. Ryan, B. Twomey, C. Utting, K. Wade

Carlton
R. McLean (capt.), J. Bennett, B. Bignell, V. Brown, J. Clark, L. Collins, F. Fitzgibbon, K. Hands, R. Hines, K. Hopper, F. McGrath, J. Mooring, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, H. Turner, A. Way, D. Williams, C. Wines

Collingwood (15.18.108) defeated Carlton (12.11.83).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (5), N. Mann (3), A. Brown (2), P. Ryan (2), H. Mears, J. Murphy, A. Williams
Carlton: M. Price (4), K. Hands (3), J. Mooring (2), C. Wines (2), K. Hopper

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Carlton were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Collingwood v Carlton
Date: Saturday 26 May 1945
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Carlton
Score: 15.18.108 - 12.11.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 3 . 4 8 . 7 11 . 15 15 . 18 15 . 18 (108)
Carlton 2 . 4 5 . 4 8 . 7 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Margin COLL by 6 COLL by 21 COLL by 26 COLL by 25 COLL by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Perce Bentley (Carlton)
Captains: Alan Williams (Collingwood), Rod McLean (Carlton)
Vice-Captains: Jack Murphy (Collingwood), unknown (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Lane

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Boyall, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
4 Brown, Allan ? ? 2 ?
7 Dalkin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Eiffler, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
10 Fitzgerald, Len ? ? 0 ?
11 Fothergill, Des ? ? 5 ?
14 Holten, Mac ? ? 0 ?
16 Mann, Neil ? ? 3 ?
17 Mears, Harry ? ? 1 ?
19 Murphy, Jack (avc) ? ? 1 ?
20 Naismith, Herb ? ? 0 ?
22 Nelson, George ? ? 0 ?
23 Newman, Dave ? ? 0 ?
24 Richards, Lou ? ? 0 ?
25 Ryan, Phil ? ? 2 ?
27 Twomey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Utting, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
30 Wade, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
28 Williams, Alan (ac) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 18

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Bennett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
34 Bignell, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
15 Brown, Vin ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Collins, Lance ? ? 0 ?
8 Fitzgibbon, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken ? ? 3 ?
11 Hines, Ron ? ? 0 ?
2 Hopper, Ken ? ? 1 ?
19 McGrath, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 McLean, Rod (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Mooring, Jim ? ? 2 ?
30 Price, Mick ? ? 4 ?
18 Sanger, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 0 ?
7 Turner, Herb ? ? 0 ?
4 Way, Alex ? ? 0 ?
12 Williams, Doug ? ? 0 ?
10 Wines, Clinton ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 11

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s