1938 VFL Round 11: Carlton v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1938 between Carlton and Geelong during round 11 of the 1938 VFL season. Carlton hosted Geelong at Princes Park. Jim Francis captained the hosts. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), F. Anderson, K. Baxter, B. Butler, J. Carney, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, G. Crisp, K. Fox, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, H. Hollingshead, J. McElroy, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, P. Schmidt, H. Vallence

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, J. Butcher, C. Coles, G. Dougherty, N. Glenister, J. Grant, F. Hawking, C. Helmer, B. Hore, G. Mahon, K. Milte, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, C. Taylor, J. Tucker

Carlton (12.16.88) defeated Geelong (12.10.82).

Goalkickers
Carlton: H. Vallence (6), K. Baxter (3), R. Cooper, J. McElroy, R. McLean
Geelong: J. Butcher (2), N. Glenister (2), J. Tucker (2), T. Arklay, G. Dougherty, C. Helmer, A. Muller, T. Quinn, L. Slack

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1938 VFL Season
Round: Round 11
Teams: Carlton v Geelong
Date: Saturday 2 July 1938
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 19,500

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Geelong
Score: 12.16.88 - 12.10.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 2 . 6 6 . 12 11 . 15 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Geelong 1 . 3 2 . 4 5 . 5 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Margin CARL by 9 CARL by 32 CARL by 46 CARL by 6 CARL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Brighton Diggins (Carlton), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Jim Francis (Carlton), Reg Hickey (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Baxter, Ken ? ? 3 ?
29 Butler, Bert ? ? 0 ?
7 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Chitty, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Cooper, Ron ? ? 1 ?
8 Crisp, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
27 Fox, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
10 Francis, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Gill, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Green, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Hale, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Hollingshead, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 McElroy, Jack ? ? 1 ?
31 McInnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 McIntyre, Don ? ? 0 ?
14 McLean, Rod ? ? 1 ?
23 Schmidt, Paul ? ? 0 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 16

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 1 ?
31 Butcher, Jack ? ? 2 ?
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 1 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 2 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 1 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Hore, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
15 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
12 Milte, Keith ? ? 0 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 1 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
33 Taylor, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
19 Tucker, Joe ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 10

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s