1939 VFL Round 1: Carlton v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1939 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1939 VFL season.
Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park.
Brighton Diggins captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
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, J. Skinner, J. Wrout
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), G. Bryce, J. Cleary, N. Couper, R. Coyle, O. Evans, R. Gillett, J. Graham, J. Hacker, R. Humphries, M. Leonard, N. Matthews, L. McNamara, R. Moore, B. Mullenger, B. Pratt, R. Richards, K. Smith, J. Williams
Carlton (20.22.142) defeated South Melbourne (13.10.88).
Goalkickers
Carlton: M. Price (7), K. Baxter (4), J. Hale (2), J. Wrout (2), B. Diggins, H. Hollingshead, C. McInnes, P. Schmidt, J. Skinner
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (7), O. Evans (2), G. Bryce, N. Couper, M. Leonard, L. McNamara
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Carlton
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
20.22.142 - 13.10.88
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 15 | 20 | . | 22 | 20 | . | 22 | (142) |
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Margin | CARL by 3 | CARL by 11 | CARL by 61 | CARL by 54 | CARL by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cummins
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Diggins, Brighton (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Hollingshead, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Skinner, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 20 | 22 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bryce, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Couper, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Gillett, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Leonard, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McNamara, Lindsay | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Mullenger, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 10 | |||