1938 VFL Round 8: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1938 between Carlton and Footscray during round 8 of the 1938 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Jim Francis captained the hosts.
Roy Evans captained the visitors with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), F. Anderson, F. Ayers, K. Baxter, B. Butler, J. Carney, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, K. Fox, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, E. Huxtable, J. McElroy, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Park, M. Price, H. Vallence
Footscray
R. Evans (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, A. Clay, J. Coolahan, R. Deller, B. Flanigan, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, C. Luke, C. McCrae, D. Menzies, J. Miller, A. Morrison, A. Olliver, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, B. Spargo
Carlton (15.20.110) defeated Footscray (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Baxter (4), H. Vallence (4), R. Cooper (2), J. Hale (2), J. McElroy, J. Park, M. Price
Footscray: C. Luke (4), J. Ryan (2), J. Coolahan, H. Hickey, C. McCrae, D. Menzies, J. Miller, A. Morrison
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Monday 13 June 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
43,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 20 | 15 | . | 20 | (110) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | CARL by 15 | CARL by 19 | CARL by 34 | CARL by 27 | CARL by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Roy Evans
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
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 | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Butler, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Fox, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McElroy, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Vallence, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 20 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Clay, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Coolahan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Deller, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Luke, Charlie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Menzies, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 11 | |||