1939 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results for Carlton for the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1939 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Club:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 123.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Frank | #1 | 17 | 0 | R01-09, R11-18 |
| Baxter, Ken | #4 | 18 | 65 | R01-18 |
| Carney, Jack | #7 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Chitty, Bob | #6 | 17 | 0 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Cooper, Ron | #19 | 13 | 17 | R03, R07-18 |
| Crisp, Mickey | #12 | 14 | 14 | R01-03, R06-09, R12-18 |
| Diggins, Brighton | #5 | 11 | 2 | R01-07, R15-18 |
| Fox, Kevin | #27 | 3 | 2 | R07, R11-12 |
| Francis, Jim | #10 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Gill, Frank | #21 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Green, Bob | #32 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
| Hale, Jack | #11 | 14 | 14 | R01-03, R05-09, R12, R14-18 |
| Hollingshead, Harry | #17 | 13 | 12 | R01-02, R05, R09-18 |
| Jones, Jim | #22 | 3 | 0 | R10, R12, R14 |
| Mann, Cyril | #25 | 5 | 4 | R04-08 |
| McElroy, Jack | #15 | 7 | 8 | R03, R05-10 |
| McInnes, Charlie | #31 | 12 | 1 | R01, R04-07, R09-11, R13, R16-18 |
| McIntyre, Don | #2 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| McLean, Rod | #14 | 16 | 5 | R01-02, R04-08, R10-18 |
| Park, Jim | #26 | 17 | 0 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Price, Mick | #30 | 10 | 20 | R01-08, R11, R13 |
| Rae, Keith | #29 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Sanger, Arthur | #18 | 6 | 1 | R03-06, R08, R10 |
| Savage, Ron | #24 | 12 | 5 | R02-04, R06-14 |
| Schmidt, Paul | #23 | 14 | 38 | R01-02, R04-05, R09-18 |
| Skinner, Jack | #8 | 13 | 7 | R01-04, R09-15, R17-18 |
| Wrout, Jack | #28 | 15 | 31 | R01-04, R08-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diggins, Brighton | 18 | 12 | -0- | 6 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1939 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 54 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |
| 29/04/1939 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 13 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |
| 06/05/1939 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 17 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |
| 13/05/1939 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 58 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |
| 20/05/1939 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 3 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |
| 27/05/1939 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 7 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |
| 03/06/1939 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 6 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |
| 10/06/1939 | Round 8 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 39 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 17/06/1939 | Round 9 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 30 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 24/06/1939 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 28 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 01/07/1939 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | CARL by 43 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 08/07/1939 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 25 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 15/07/1939 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | CARL by 21 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 22/07/1939 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 6 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 05/08/1939 | Round 15 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | CARL by 88 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |
| 12/08/1939 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | CARL by 62 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |
| 19/08/1939 | Round 17 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 39 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |
| 02/09/1939 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | CARL by 56 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |