1938 VFL Round 2: Carlton v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 30 April 1938 between Carlton and Richmond during round 2 of the 1938 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Richmond at Princes Park.
Brighton Diggins captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Titus as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Carlton
B. Diggins (capt.), F. Anderson, J. Carney, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, K. Fox, J. Francis, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, H. Hollingshead, E. Huxtable, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, J. Park, M. Price, A. Shields, H. Vallence
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Dyer, D. Guinane, D. Harris, R. Henderson, I. Hull, B. Jenkins, J. MacBeth, R. Martin, A. McCrory, K. O'Neill, L. Sleeth, G. Smeaton, G. Strang
Carlton (12.23.95) defeated Richmond (14.10.94).
Goalkickers
Carlton: M. Price (3), H. Vallence (3), R. Cooper (2), A. Shields (2), M. Crisp, H. Hollingshead
Richmond: J. Titus (5), D. Harris (4), L. Sleeth (2), P. Bentley, R. Martin, G. Smeaton
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Carlton
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 30 April 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
32,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 19 | 12 | . | 23 | 12 | . | 23 | (95) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Margin | RICH by 1 | CARL by 10 | CARL by 6 | CARL by 1 | CARL by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Jack Titus
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Diggins, Brighton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Fox, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hollingshead, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Shields, Arch | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Vallence, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 23 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Jenkins, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | MacBeth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | McCrory, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sleeth, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 10 | |||