Round 14, 1943
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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| Venue: |
Windy Hill |
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| Date: |
Saturday 14 August 1943 |
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| Result: |
Win by 3 points |
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| Crowd: |
19,000 |
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| Goalkickers: |
J.Wrout 3, C.McInnes 2, T.Dillon 1, R.Hines 1, J.Mooring 1, M.Price 1, R.Savage 1. |
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| Umpire: |
Hawkins |
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| Injuries: |
A.Sanger (injured) replaced by M.Wilson at quarter time. J.Francis (knee) F.Fitzgibbon (leg) |
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Game Review
Carlton captain Jim Francis suffered a knee injury that ended his celebrated career in this epic Carlton v Essendon battle at Windy Hill. Popular clubman Ron Hines provided some consolation in his debut game, as the Blues downed the Bombers by 3 points.
The Blues climbed up into 3rd spot with a percentage of 123.2.
Team
| B: | 32 Bob Green | 12 George Gniel | 20 Graham Tudor |
| HB: | 18 Arthur Sanger | 10 Jim Francis (c) | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 8 Fred Fitzgibbon | 6 Bob Chitty | 23 Keith Rae |
| HF: | 11 Ron Hines | 28 Jack Wrout | 7 Tom Dillon |
| F: | 31 Charlie McInnes | 5 Ted Tuohill | 30 Mick Price |
| Ruck: | 24 Ron Savage | 3 Jack Bennett | 16 Jim Mooring (vc) |
| 19th Man: | 27 Mac Wilson | ||
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
50 Games: Arthur Sanger
Debut: Ron Hines
Last Game: Jim Francis
