1939 VFL Season Round 6: Carlton v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1939 between Carlton and Richmond during round six of the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Richmond at Princes Park. Brighton Diggins captained the hosts. Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Carlton (8.13.61) were defeated by Richmond (9.14.68).

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Carlton v Richmond
Date: Saturday 27 May 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 34,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Richmond
Score: 8.13.61 - 9.14.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 2 3 . 6 5 . 7 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Richmond 1 . 6 4 . 10 7 . 10 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Margin RICH by 4 RICH by 10 RICH by 15 RICH by 7 RICH by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Brighton Diggins
Coach: Brighton Diggins

Richmond

Captain: Perce Bentley
Vice-Captain: Kevin O'Neill
Coach: Perce Bentley

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

G. Murphy

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Baxter, Ken ? ? 2 ?
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 ?
25 Mann, Cyril ? ? 1 ?
15 McElroy, Jack ? ? 3 ?
31 McInnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 McIntyre, Don ? ? 0 ?
14 McLean, Rod ? ? 1 ?
26 Park, Jim ? ? 0 ?
30 Price, Mick ? ? 0 ?
18 Sanger, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Ablett, Len ? ? 0 ?
4 Bates, George ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
15 Cotter, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Crane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 3 ?
2 Edwards, Bert ? ? 0 ?
22 Guinane, Danny ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 3 ?
7 Martin, Ray ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin (vc) ? ? 0 ?
11 Priestley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Scott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Smith, Harry ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Laird ? ? 2 ?
19 Symons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 14

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