| Venue: Princes Park | Date: Saturday August 31, 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Win by 5 points | Umpire: Sawyer | Crowd: 27,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: K.Hands 7, J.Conley 3, J.Baird 2, R.Garby 2, C.Wines 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: H.Turner replaced A.Sanger (leg) second quarter | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review 
Having played key roles in the saga of Carlton’s 1945 Grand Final victory, both Bob Chitty and Clinton Wines retired from VFL football after this typically tough encounter; a fighting win by sixth-placed Carlton over second-placed Collingwood in one of the games of the year at Princes Park. In front of a customary packed house, the Magpies broke away to lead by 32 points at the first break, but from then on the home side steadily pegged them back.At half-time, Carlton coach Percy Bentley swapped his key forwards Ken Hands and Jim Baird, and Hands became the match winner. Ranging across half-forward or leading deep to either forward pocket, ‘Solvol’ provided a reliable marking target and kicked seven big majors – including the sealer, as the Blues piled on six goals straight in the last term to win by five points.
Although it was a great way to finish, there was no denying that the year had been a poor one for the Blues. Inconsistency had led to us missing the finals, and ruined any chance of consecutive flags.
Team
| B: | 18 Arthur Sanger (vc) | 15 Vin Brown | 24 Tom Eldridge |
| HB: | 23 Bert Deacon | 21 Ken Baxter | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 12 Doug Williams | 10 Clinton Wines | 8 Fred Fitzgibbon |
| HF: | 4 Alec Way | 25 Jim Baird | 20 Ray Garby |
| F: | 6 Bob Chitty (c) | 1 Ken Hands | 11 Ron Hines |
| Ruck: | 13 Jack Howell | 3 Jack Bennett | 35 Jack Conley |
| Res: | 9 Ron Boys | 7 Herb Turner | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley | ||
Milestones
100 Games: Jack Bennett50 Games: Jim Baird
Last Game: Bob Chitty and Clinton Wines
Round 18 | 1947