1939 VFL Round 9: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1939 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 9 of the 1939 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Jim Francis captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), F. Anderson, K. Baxter, J. Carney, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, H. Hollingshead, J. McElroy, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, J. Park, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, J. Skinner, J. Wrout
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, H. Harley, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, W. Lock, J. Maher, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Carlton (19.19.133) defeated Melbourne (15.13.103).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Wrout (4), K. Baxter (3), H. Hollingshead (3), P. Schmidt (3), R. Cooper (2), J. Hale (2), M. Crisp, J. McElroy
Melbourne: P. Beames (4), R. Baggott (2), H. Ball (2), R. Barassi (2), J. Mueller (2), N. Smith (2), S. Anderson
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 16 | 19 | . | 19 | 19 | . | 19 | (133) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Margin | CARL by 1 | CARL by 13 | CARL by 29 | CARL by 30 | CARL by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Hollingshead, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | McElroy, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Skinner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 19 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 13 | |||