Round 15, 1943
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| Venue: |
Princes Park |
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| Date: |
Saturday 21 August 1943 |
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| Result: |
Win by 66 points |
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| Crowd: |
8,000 |
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| Goalkickers: |
C.McInnes 6, J.Bennett 2, V.Brown 2, M.Price 2, T.Dillon 1, K.Rae 1, J.Howell 1. |
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| Umpire: |
Hawkins |
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| Injuries: |
Injuries: Chitty (elbow) |
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| Best: | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
Popular clubman and perennial 19th man Charlie McInnes had a memorable afternoon - kicking 6 goals from a forward pocket as the Blues crushed the Shinboners by 66 points at Princes Park.
NB. Some historical books indicate that this match was the match where Bob Chitty took the field with half his finger missing after an industrial accident at work. The Blueseum understands that to be incorrect, with the relevant match instead being in 1945. In this particular match, Chitty suffered an injured elbow (in his 100th match) but the record of the injured finger match to 1945 in underlying newspaper records.
The Blues were now in 2nd spot with a percentage of 128.4.
Team
| B: | 9 Bob Atkinson | 12 George Gniel | 5 Ted Tuohill |
| HB: | 32 Bob Green | 15 Vin Brown | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 8 Fred Fitzgibbon | 6 Bob Chitty | 23 Keith Rae |
| HF: | 31 Charlie McInnes | 28 Jack Wrout | 7 Tom Dillon |
| F: | 20 Graham Tudor | 13 Jack Howell | 30 Mick Price (vc) |
| Ruck: | 24 Ron Savage | 3 Jack Bennett | 16 Jim Mooring (acting capt.) |
| 19th Man: | 27 Mac Wilson | ||
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
100 Games: Bob Chitty
