1945 VFL Semi Final 1: North Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1945 between North Melbourne and Carlton in the first semi final of the 1945 VFL season.
North Melbourne "hosted" Carlton at Princes Park.
Dally O'Brien captained the hosts.
Bob Chitty captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bob McCaskill and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
North Melbourne
D. O'Brien (capt.), C. Bogie, D. Condon, J. Crane, A. Crawford, A. Crump, J. Doherty, S. Dyer, K. Dynon, F. Fairweather, B. Findlay, L. Foote, L. Francis, J. Harrison, J. Malone, J. Moran, R. Quinn, T. Roulent, F. Stubbs
Carlton
B. Chitty (capt.), W. Alexander, J. Baird, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, V. Brown, J. Clark, L. Collins, B. Deacon, F. Fitzgibbon, K. Hands, R. Hines, R. McLean, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, H. Turner, D. Williams, C. Wines
North Melbourne (8.20.68) were defeated by Carlton (14.10.94).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (4), T. Roulent (2), D. Condon, R. Quinn
Carlton: L. Collins (8), H. Turner (2), K. Baxter, K. Hands, R. McLean, M. Price
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Carlton faced Collingwood in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 8 September 1945
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
54,846
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Carlton
Score:
8.20.68 - 14.10.94
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 12 | 2 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 20 | 8 | . | 20 | (68) |
| Carlton | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Margin | CARL by 29 | CARL by 34 | CARL by 60 | CARL by 26 | CARL by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bob McCaskill
(North Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Dally O'Brien
(North Melbourne),
Bob Chitty
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bogie, Cam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Condon, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crawford, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Crump, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Doherty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Fairweather, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Foote, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Francis, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Malone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Moran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Quinn, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 20 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Alexander, Wal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collins, Lance | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hines, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wines, Clinton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 10 | |||