1946 VFL Round 2: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1946 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1946 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Rod McLean captained the hosts.
Norm Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Carlton
R. McLean (capt.), J. Baird, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, G. Cameron, J. Clark, J. Conley, B. Deacon, R. Garby, O. Grieve, K. Hands, R. Hines, J. Howell, J. Jones, J. Mooring, A. Sanger, H. Turner, A. Way, D. Williams, C. Wines
Melbourne
N. Smith (capt.), D. Cordner, T. Cordner, B. Deans, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, F. Fanning, R. Hall, D. Hingston, R. Irwin, F. Kennedy, W. Lock, S. McGrath, C. McLean, J. Mueller, J. Quinn, A. Rodda, B. Scanlan, R. Stabb, N. Wilson
Carlton (9.12.66) were defeated by Melbourne (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Conley (3), J. Mooring (2), K. Baxter, R. Garby, K. Hands, R. McLean
Melbourne: A. Dullard (2), F. Fanning (2), J. Mueller (2), J. Quinn (2), A. Rodda, N. Wilson
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Melbourne remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1946 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1946
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
21,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | CARL by 6 | MELB by 4 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 6 | MELB by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Rod McLean
(Carlton),
Norm Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cameron, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hines, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Jones, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Way, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wines, Clinton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Deans, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Hall, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Irwin, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kennedy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Scanlan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Stabb, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Wilson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 12 | |||