1945 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results of Carlton for the 1945 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating North Melbourne in a semi final and defeating Collingwood in the preliminary final, Carlton defeated South Melbourne in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1945 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 13-0-7, P%: 106.9)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Wal | #9 | 8 | 0 | R01-02, R13, R15-16, R19-20, SF |
| Baird, Jim | #25 | 17 | 8 | R07-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Baxter, Ken | #21 | 13 | 27 | R11-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Beauvais, Don | #17 | 4 | 5 | R08-10, R12 |
| Bennett, Jack | #3 | 23 | 3 | R01-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Bignell, Bernie | #34 | 3 | 0 | R04-06 |
| Boys, Ron | #28 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Brown, Vin | #15 | 23 | 0 | R01-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Chitty, Bob | #6 | 21 | 1 | R02-05, R07-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Clark, Jim | #26 | 22 | 1 | R01-18, R20, SF, PF, GF |
| Collins, Lance | #5 | 17 | 49 | R06-07, R09-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Deacon, Bert | #23 | 10 | 0 | R14-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Fitzgibbon, Fred | #8 | 18 | 0 | R01, R03-11, R15-20, SF, PF |
| Green, Bob | #32 | 5 | 1 | R01-05 |
| Gregory, Les | #29 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Hall, Arthur | #25 | 3 | 1 | R02-04 |
| Hands, Ken | #1 | 18 | 24 | R05-12, R14-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Hanton, Hal | #5 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Hearn, Adrian | #19 | 3 | 5 | R01-03 |
| Hines, Ron | #11 | 20 | 12 | R01-14, R16-18, R20, SF, PF |
| Hopper, Ken | #2 | 15 | 7 | R01-14, R19 |
| Jones, Jim | #22 | 2 | 0 | R01, R03 |
| Mann, Cyril | #27 | 3 | 3 | R01-03 |
| McGrath, Frank | #19 | 8 | 3 | R04-08, R12-13, R16 |
| McInnes, Charlie | #31 | 13 | 8 | R01-02, R04, R07-10, R14-18, GF |
| McLean, Rod | #14 | 18 | 10 | R05-15, R17-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Mooring, Jim | #16 | 9 | 18 | R01-07, PF, GF |
| Price, Mick | #30 | 21 | 32 | R03-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Rose, Fred | #21 | 2 | 3 | R01-02 |
| Sanger, Arthur | #18 | 23 | 0 | R01-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Savage, Ron | #24 | 22 | 31 | R01-11, R13-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Turner, Herb | #7 | 16 | 18 | R04-06, R11-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Way, Alex | #4 | 11 | 8 | R01, R06-13, R19, GF |
| Williams, Doug | #12 | 21 | 0 | R01-03, R05-06, R08-20, SF, PF, GF |
| Wines, Clinton | #10 | 20 | 7 | R03-15, R17-20, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley, Perce | 23 | 16 | -0- | 7 | R01-20, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1945 | Round 1 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 21 | Perce Bentley | Bob Green |
| 28/04/1945 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 34 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 05/05/1945 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 100 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 12/05/1945 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | CARL by 7 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 19/05/1945 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 11 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 26/05/1945 | Round 6 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 25 | Perce Bentley | Rod McLean |
| 02/06/1945 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 5 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 09/06/1945 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 36 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 16/06/1945 | Round 9 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 9 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 23/06/1945 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 25 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 30/06/1945 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 6 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 07/07/1945 | Round 12 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 1 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 14/07/1945 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | CARL by 31 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 21/07/1945 | Round 14 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 3 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 28/07/1945 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 4 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 04/08/1945 | Round 16 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 22 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 11/08/1945 | Round 17 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | CARL by 6 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 18/08/1945 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 12 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 25/08/1945 | Round 19 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | CARL by 94 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 01/09/1945 | Round 20 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 53 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 08/09/1945 | Semi Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 26 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 22/09/1945 | Preliminary Final | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 10 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
| 29/09/1945 | Grand Final | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 28 | Perce Bentley | Bob Chitty |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.