1938 VFL Round 6: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1938 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1938 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Brighton Diggins captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Carlton
B. Diggins (capt.), F. Anderson, F. Ayers, K. Baxter, J. Carney, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, G. Crisp, M. Crisp, J. Francis, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, E. Huxtable, J. McElroy, D. McIntyre, J. Park, M. Price, H. Vallence
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, E. Glass, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Lewis, W. Lock, J. Maher, P. McNamara, H. Murnane, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Carlton (14.18.102) were defeated by Melbourne (16.11.107).
Goalkickers
Carlton: H. Vallence (7), K. Baxter (3), R. Cooper (3), J. McElroy
Melbourne: P. Beames (6), N. Smith (4), E. Glass (3), R. Barassi, L. Jones, J. Maher
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 0 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 18 | 14 | . | 18 | (102) |
| Melbourne | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Margin | MELB by 47 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 5 | MELB by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Ayers, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Crisp, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Diggins, Brighton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McElroy, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Vallence, Harry | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 18 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 11 | |||