1940 VFL Round 2: Carlton v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1940 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 2 of the 1940 VFL season.
Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park.
Brighton Diggins captained the hosts.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
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. McInnes, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Mooring, J. Park, P. Schmidt, J. Wrout
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), D. Chirgwin, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, O. Evans, J. Hacker, W. Harris, B. Kelly, J. McKenzie, A. Mitchell, B. Mullenger, K. O'Halloran, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, K. Smith, T. Whitfield
Carlton (15.19.109) defeated South Melbourne (12.5.77).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Hale (7), J. Mooring (2), J. Wrout (2), K. Baxter, J. Carney, M. Crisp, P. Schmidt
South Melbourne: J. McKenzie (4), O. Evans (3), G. Collard (2), K. Dineen, B. Mullenger, L. Reiffel
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and South Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Carlton
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 4 May 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
19,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Carlton
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
15.19.109 - 12.5.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 5 | (77) |
| Margin | CARL by 7 | level | CARL by 7 | CARL by 32 | CARL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Jack Baggott
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Diggins, Brighton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 17 | Hollingshead, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 19 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Mullenger, Bobby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | O'Halloran, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 5 | |||