Round 7, 1943
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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| Venue: |
Punt Rd Oval |
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| Date: |
Saturday 19 June 1943 |
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| Result: |
Lost by 5 points |
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| Crowd: |
8,000 |
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| Goalkickers: |
M.Price 4, J.Bennett 2, L.Collins 2, B.Chitty 1, B.Green 1, J.Mooring 1. |
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Game Review
Bad kicking remains bad football in any era, and Carlton's 11 goals 21 would be enough to lose this game despite the Blues having 5 more scoring shots than Melbourne.
The Blues were in 7th spot with a percentage of 102.9.
Team
| B: | 9 Bob Atkinson | 12 George Gniel | 21 Neil Tucker |
| HB: | 18 Arthur Sanger | 15 Vin Brown | 1 Frank Anderson |
| C: | 8 Fred Fitzgibbon | 7 Tom Dillon | 32 Bob Green |
| HF: | 4 Lance Collins | 6 Bob Chitty | 31 Charlie McInnes |
| F: | 3 Jack Bennett | 28 Jack Wrout | 30 Mick Price |
| Ruck: | 24 Ron Savage | 20 Graham Tudor | 16 Jim Mooring (acting capt.) |
| 19th Man: | 26 Jim Clark | ||
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
Debut: Jim Clark
Last Game (Carlton): Neil Tucker
