Round 4, 1945
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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| Venue: |
Princes Park |
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| Date: |
Saturday 12 May 1945 |
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| Result: |
Won by 7 points |
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| Crowd: |
12,000 |
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| Goalkickers: |
J.Mooring 4, M.Price 3, K.Hopper 2, R.Hines 1, R.Savage 1, A.Hall 1. |
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| Umpire: |
Hooper |
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Game Review
This game was an arm-wrestle after half time, eventually won by the influence of our rovers Mooring and Price, who both nailed pressure goals when they were most needed.
At last - Carlton's first victory for season 1945 - but we still sat in 11th place on the ladder...
Team
| B: | 32 Bob Green (vc) | 6 Bob Chitty (c) | 28 Ron Boys |
| HB: | 34 Bernie Bignell | 18 Arthur Sanger | 15 Vin Brown |
| C: | 11 Ron Hines | 26 Jim Clark | 8 Fred Fitzgibbon |
| HF: | 2 Ken Hopper | 19 Frank McGrath | 7 Herb Turner |
| F: | 25 Arthur Hall | 10 Clinton Wines | 30 Mick Price |
| Ruck: | 24 Ron Savage | 3 Jack Bennett | 16 Jim Mooring |
| 19th Man: | 31 Charlie McInnes | ||
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
Debut (Carlton): Frank McGrath
Last Game: Arthur Hall
