1939 VFL Round 3: Carlton v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1939 between Carlton and North Melbourne during round 3 of the 1939 VFL season. Carlton hosted North Melbourne at Princes Park. Brighton Diggins captained the hosts. Keith Forbes captained the visitors with Ted Ellis as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Keith Forbes.

Carlton
B. Diggins (capt.), F. Anderson, K. Baxter, J. Carney, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, J. Francis, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, J. McElroy, D. McIntyre, J. Park, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, J. Skinner, J. Wrout

North Melbourne
K. Forbes (capt.), T. Ellis (vice-capt.), J. Adamson, J. Anderson, W. Carter, J. Cordner, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, J. Harrison, G. Kennedy, M. McFarlane, C. Mitchell, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, O. Parks, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, L. Tyrrell

Carlton (17.21.123) defeated North Melbourne (16.10.106).

Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Wrout (6), K. Baxter (5), M. Crisp (2), J. Hale, J. McElroy, M. Price, J. Skinner
North Melbourne: B. Findlay (5), S. Murray (4), T. Ellis (3), G. Kennedy (3), J. Harrison

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 4th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Carlton v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 May 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. North Melbourne
Score: 17.21.123 - 16.10.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 7 . 4 11 . 7 14 . 16 17 . 21 17 . 21 (123)
North Melbourne 4 . 1 10 . 6 12 . 8 16 . 10 16 . 10 (106)
Margin CARL by 21 CARL by 7 CARL by 20 CARL by 17 CARL by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Brighton Diggins (Carlton), Keith Forbes (North Melbourne)
Captains: Brighton Diggins (Carlton), Keith Forbes (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Carlton), Ted Ellis (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward
Goal Umpire: J. Johnson

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Baxter, Ken ? ? 5 ?
7 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Chitty, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Cooper, Ron ? ? 0 ?
12 Crisp, Mickey ? ? 2 ?
5 Diggins, Brighton (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Francis, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Gill, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Green, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Hale, Jack ? ? 1 ?
15 McElroy, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 McIntyre, Don ? ? 0 ?
26 Park, Jim ? ? 0 ?
30 Price, Mick ? ? 1 ?
18 Sanger, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 0 ?
8 Skinner, Jack ? ? 1 ?
28 Wrout, Jack ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 21

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Anderson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
6 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 0 ?
15 Ellis, Ted (vc) ? ? 3 ?
9 Findlay, Bill ? ? 5 ?
1 Forbes, Keith (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Harrison, Jack ? ? 1 ?
18 Kennedy, George ? ? 3 ?
28 McFarlane, Mick ? ? 0 ?
3 Mitchell, Col ? ? 0 ?
23 Montgomery, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Morcom, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
24 Murray, Sel ? ? 4 ?
29 Parks, Ossy ? ? 0 ?
12 Sitch, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Skinner, Charles ? ? 0 ?
25 Tyrrell, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 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