1938 VFL Grand Final: Carlton v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1938 between Carlton and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1938 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Brighton Diggins captained the hosts.
Albert Collier captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Carlton
B. Diggins (capt.), F. Anderson, K. Baxter, J. Carney, B. Chitty, M. Crisp, J. Francis, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, H. Hollingshead, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Park, M. Price, P. Schmidt, H. Vallence, J. Wrout
Collingwood
A. Collier (capt.), D. Balfour, M. Boyall, J. Carmody, V. Doherty, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, F. Froude, G. Hocking, J. Knight, P. Kyne, L. Morgan, A. Pannam, J. Regan, J. Ross, R. Todd, M. Whelan, A. Williams, B. Woods
Carlton (15.10.100) defeated Collingwood (13.7.85).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Wrout (4), K. Baxter (3), J. Hale (2), P. Schmidt (2), M. Crisp, B. Green, M. Price, H. Vallence
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (4), R. Todd (3), V. Doherty (2), A. Pannam (2), J. Knight, P. Kyne
As a result of this match, Carlton were the premiers and Collingwood were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Carlton
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 24 September 1938
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
96,486
Match Results
Outcome:
Carlton
def.
Collingwood
Score:
15.10.100 - 13.7.85
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Margin | CARL by 1 | CARL by 20 | CARL by 22 | CARL by 15 | CARL by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Albert Collier
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Goal Umpire:
R. Treloar,
W. Wetenhall
Boundary Umpire:
J. Lancaster,
F. O'Shea
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Diggins, Brighton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Hollingshead, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Vallence, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 10 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Boyall, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Carmody, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collier, Albert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Morgan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 7 | |||