1945 VFL Round 12: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 7 July 1945 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 12 of the 1945 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at Punt Road Oval.
Bob Chitty captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Melbourne
R. Baggott, G. Bickford, D. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, F. Hughes, R. Irwin, G. Kramer, A. La Fontaine, R. Latham, C. McLean, J. Mitchell, K. Molloy, E. O'Rourke, I. Porter, E. Rowarth, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb, N. Wilson
Carlton
B. Chitty (capt.), J. Baird, K. Baxter, D. Beauvais, J. Bennett, V. Brown, J. Clark, L. Collins, K. Hands, R. Hines, K. Hopper, F. McGrath, R. McLean, M. Price, A. Sanger, H. Turner, A. Way, D. Williams, C. Wines
Melbourne (12.8.80) were defeated by Carlton (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Latham (4), B. Scanlan (3), E. O'Rourke (2), R. Baggott, D. Cordner, I. Porter
Carlton: M. Price (5), L. Collins (2), H. Turner (2), J. Baird, R. Hines, A. Way
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 7 July 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Carlton | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | CARL by 16 | CARL by 7 | CARL by 13 | CARL by 1 | CARL by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Bob Chitty
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. McIntyre
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bickford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kramer, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Latham, Ralph | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Molloy, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Rourke, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Porter, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Rowarth, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Wilson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 8 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beauvais, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collins, Lance | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hines, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Hopper, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McGrath, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Way, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wines, Clinton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 9 | |||