Round 5, 1944
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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| Venue: |
Princes Park |
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| Date: |
Saturday 3 June 1944 |
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| Result: |
Won by 16 points |
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| Crowd: |
28,000 |
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| Goalkickers: |
J.Mooring 5, J.Wrout 4, M.Price 3, B.Green 2, B.Lucas 1, G.Tudor 1. |
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Game Review
Rover Jim Mooring starred for the Blues with 5 goals, as Carlton defeated Richmond to keep in touch with the top rungs of the ladder. Bert Lucas kicked a goal on debut for the Blues.
At the end of this round Carlton were in 3rd spot on the ladder with a percentage of 114.8.
Team
| B: | 9 Bob Atkinson (Acting capt.) | 1 Frank Anderson | 14 Rod McLean |
| HB: | 18 Arthur Sanger | 6 Bob Chitty | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 11 Ron Hines | 15 Vin Brown | 8 Fred Fitzgibbon |
| HF: | 31 Charlie McInnes | 28 Jack Wrout | 32 Bob Green |
| F: | 20 Graham Tudor | 24 Ron Savage | 30 Mick Price (vc) |
| Ruck: | 3 Jack Bennett | 22 Bert Lucas | 16 Jim Mooring |
| 19th Man: | 33 Ernie Spence | ||
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
Debut: Bert Lucas
