Round 1, 1941
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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| Venue: |
Princes Park |
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| Date: |
Saturday 26 April 1941 |
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| Result: |
Win by 3 points |
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| Crowd: |
21,000 |
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| Goalkickers: |
J.Francis 3, M.Crisp 3, J.Baird 2, P.Schmidt 2, J.Hale 2, J.Mooring 2, C.McInnes 1. |
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| Umpire: |
Hawkins |
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| Injuries: |
Baxter (Shoulder) |
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| Best: | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
The Blues held off a strong finish by Essendon, and started the season with a 3-point win at Princes Park.
At the end of this round Carlton were in 5th spot on the ladder with a percentage of 103.0.
Team
| B: | 2 Don McIntyre | 21 Frank Gill | 10 Jim Francis (c) |
| HB: | 18 Arthur Sanger | 4 Ken Baxter | 1 Frank Anderson |
| C: | 7 Jack Carney (vc) | 8 Jack Skinner | 32 Bob Green |
| HF: | 16 Jim Mooring | 28 Jack Wrout | 12 Creswell 'Mickey' Crisp |
| F: | 3 Jack Bennett | 17 Jim Baird | 23 Paul Schmidt |
| Ruck: | 13 Lance Regnier | 31 Charlie McInnes | 11 Jack Hale |
| 19th Man: | 20 Bert McTaggart | ||
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
Debut: Jim Baird
Debut (Carlton): Lance Regnier
Last Game (Carlton): Bert McTaggart
