1939 VFL Round 15: Carlton v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1939 between Carlton and Footscray during round 15 of the 1939 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park.
Brighton Diggins captained the hosts.
In the absence of Roy Evans, vice-captain Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Carlton
B. Diggins (capt.), F. Anderson, K. Baxter, J. Carney, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, J. Francis, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, H. Hollingshead, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Park, K. Rae, P. Schmidt, J. Skinner, J. Wrout
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, P. Cahill, A. Collins, B. Flanigan, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, B. Le Sueur, J. Miller, A. Olliver, C. Page, B. Ryan, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, B. Shaw, B. Spargo, T. Tribe
Carlton (24.15.159) defeated Footscray (9.17.71).
Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Baxter (8), P. Schmidt (8), M. Crisp (5), B. Green, H. Hollingshead, J. Wrout
Footscray: J. Ryan (5), G. Bennett (2), H. Hickey, C. Page
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 5th on the ladder and Footscray remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Carlton
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 5 August 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 12 | 24 | . | 15 | 24 | . | 15 | (159) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Margin | CARL by 4 | CARL by 15 | CARL by 43 | CARL by 88 | CARL by 88 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Diggins, Brighton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hollingshead, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rae, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 8 | Skinner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 24 | 15 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Le Sueur, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Shaw, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 17 | |||