Round 12, 1945
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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| Venue: |
Punt Road Oval |
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| Date: |
Saturday 7 July 1945 |
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| Result: |
Won by 1 point |
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| Crowd: |
16,000 |
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| Goalkickers: |
M. Price 5, H. Turner 2, L. Collins 2, J. Baird, R. Hines, A.Way 1. |
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| Umpire: |
McIntyre |
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Game Review
Rover Mick Price kicked 5 goals this day, as Carlton held on to beat Melbourne. The Demons stormed home, closing the margin from 25 points with ten minutes to go, to 1 point at the final siren. It was a crucial victory that lifted Carlton to 7th position.
Team
| B: | 18 Arthur Sanger | 15 Vin Brown | 14 Rod McLean (vc) |
| HB: | 6 Bob Chitty (c) | 21 Ken Baxter | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 12 Doug Williams | 10 Clinton Wines | 11 Ron Hines |
| HF: | 4 Alec Way | 1 Ken Hands | 2 Ken Hopper |
| F: | 25 Jim Baird | 5 Lance Collins | 7 Herb Turner |
| Ruck: | 3 Jack Bennett | 19 Frank McGrath | 30 Mick Price |
| 19th Man: | 17 Dan Beauvais | ||
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
Last Game: Dan Beauvais
