| Carlton | 4.2 | 26 | 5.3 | 33 | 5.6 | 36 | 7.10 | 52 | | Nth Melbourne | 3.3 | 21 | 5.12 | 42 | 11.14 | 80 | 15.18 | 108 |
| Venue: Arden St | Date: August 27, 1949 |
| Result: Lose by 56 points | Umpire: McMurray | Crowd: 35,000 (approx.) |
| Goalkickers: J.Mooring 2, J.Baird 1, F.Bateman 1, K.Baxter 1, F.Davies 1, K.Hands 1. |
| Reports: | Injuries: M.Howell replaced H.Turner (thigh) in last quarter |
Game Review
The Blues would create yet another
crowd record for the competition, this time at Arden Street against North Melbourne, but would be stitched up completely.
The question arising from this smashing at the hands of North Melbourne was 'Would Carlton's finals pitch be derailed?'
Team
| B: | 33 Ritchie Green | 27 Ollie Grieve | 25 Jim Baird |
| HB: | 35 Jack Conley | 23 Bert Deacon (vc) | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 24 Arthur Hodgson | 6 Ern Henfry (c) | 12 Doug Williams |
| HF: | 10 Fred Stafford | 28 Fred Davies | 20 Ray Garby |
| F: | 31 Geoff Brokenshire | 21 Ken Baxter | 7 Herb Turner |
| Ruck: | 1 Ken Hands | 29 Frank Bateman | 16 Jim Mooring |
| Res: | 14 Alan Sorrell | 30 Max Howell | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley |
Round 18 |
Semi Final
