1939 VFL Round 4: Footscray v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1939 between Footscray and Carlton during round 4 of the 1939 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval.
Brighton Diggins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Brighton Diggins.
Footscray
G. Bennett, P. Cahill, A. Collins, H. Hickey, S. Livingstone, C. McCrae, D. Menzies, J. Miller, A. Olliver, C. Page, R. Porter, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, P. Standfield, J. Thoms, D. Wilson
Carlton
B. Diggins (capt.), F. Anderson, K. Baxter, J. Carney, B. Chitty, J. Francis, F. Gill, B. Green, C. Mann, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Park, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, J. Skinner, J. Wrout
Footscray (5.12.42) were defeated by Carlton (14.16.100).
Goalkickers
Footscray: H. Hickey (2), G. Bennett, C. Page, J. Ryan
Carlton: M. Price (4), K. Baxter (3), C. Mann (2), R. McLean, A. Sanger, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, J. Wrout
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 11th on the ladder and Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Footscray
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 12 | (42) |
| Carlton | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| Margin | CARL by 30 | CARL by 7 | CARL by 27 | CARL by 58 | CARL by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton)
Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Livingstone, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Menzies, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Wilson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 5 | 12 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Diggins, Brighton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Mann, Cyril | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Skinner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 16 | |||