1940 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1940 between Geelong and Carlton during round 1 of the 1940 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Carlton at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Brighton Diggins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Brighton Diggins.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, C. Helmer, B. Hore, J. Knight, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, A. Muller, J. Nash, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, J. Wills
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, C. Mann, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Mooring, J. Park, P. Schmidt, J. Wrout
Geelong (9.18.72) were defeated by Carlton (12.27.99).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Dougherty (4), T. Quinn (2), N. Glenister, J. Grant, J. Knight
Carlton: K. Baxter (2), R. Cooper (2), P. Schmidt (2), J. Wrout (2), J. Hale, H. Hollingshead, R. McLean, J. Mooring
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 11th on the ladder and Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Geelong
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 18 | (72) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 18 | 8 | . | 21 | 12 | . | 27 | 12 | . | 27 | (99) |
| Margin | GEEL by 14 | CARL by 19 | CARL by 13 | CARL by 27 | CARL by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wills, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 18 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Diggins, Brighton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Hollingshead, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Mann, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 27 | |||