1939 VFL Round 2: Geelong v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1939 between Geelong and Carlton during round 2 of the 1939 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Carlton at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Brighton Diggins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Brighton Diggins.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, G. Gniel, C. Helmer, B. Hore, S. Howard, J. Knight, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, A. Marsham, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, T. Tuohill
Carlton
B. Diggins (capt.), F. Anderson, K. Baxter, J. Carney, B. Chitty, M. Crisp, J. Francis, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, H. Hollingshead, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Park, M. Price, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, J. Skinner, J. Wrout
Geelong (14.8.92) defeated Carlton (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Mahon (3), T. Quinn (3), C. Helmer (2), J. Lynch (2), G. Dougherty, M. Glenister, A. Muller, L. Slack
Carlton: K. Baxter (4), M. Price (2), P. Schmidt (2), J. Wrout (2), H. Hollingshead
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 29 April 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | GEEL by 6 | CARL by 19 | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Marsham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Tuohill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 8 | |||
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) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hollingshead, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Skinner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 13 | |||