Round 14, 1945
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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| Venue: |
Princes Park |
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| Date: |
Saturday 21 July 1945 |
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| Result: |
Lost by 3 points |
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| Crowd: |
14,000 |
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| Goalkickers: |
L.Collins 5, H.Turner 2, J.Baird 1, K.Baxter 1, R.Savage 1, M.Price 1. |
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| Umpire: |
Hooper |
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Game Review
Essendon get up in a thriller, after Bill Brittingham kicked a goal for the Bombers on the final bell. In typical Carlton fashion, it was a close loss to a hated enemy that provided inspiration for the following nine weeks of brilliance, grit and determination.
- Ladder position: 7th
Team
| B: | 18 Arthur Sanger | 15 Vin Brown | 14 Rod McLean (vc) |
| HB: | 6 Bob Chitty (c) | 23 Bert Deacon | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 12 Doug Williams | 10 Clinton Wines | 11 Ron Hines |
| HF: | 1 Ken Hands | 5 Lance Collins | 2 Ken Hopper |
| F: | 25 Jim Baird | 21 Ken Baxter | 7 Herb Turner |
| Ruck: | 24 Ron Savage | 3 Jack Bennett | 30 Mick Price |
| 19th Man: | 31 Charlie McInnes | ||
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
