1940 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1940 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1940 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Brighton Diggins 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
B. Diggins (capt.), F. Anderson, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, J. Francis, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, C. Mann, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Mooring, J. Park, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, J. Wrout
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, J. Atkins, R. Baggott, H. Ball, B. Baxter, P. Beames, R. Emselle, F. Fanning, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, G. Jones, W. Lock, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, A. Rodda, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Carlton (13.12.90) were defeated by Melbourne (16.20.116).
Goalkickers
Carlton: P. Schmidt (7), J. Hale (2), K. Baxter, J. Bennett, R. Savage, J. Wrout
Melbourne: J. Mueller (4), N. Smith (4), A. La Fontaine (2), R. Baggott, H. Ball, P. Beames, F. Fanning, M. Gibb, A. Rodda
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 20 | 16 | . | 20 | (116) |
| Margin | MELB by 8 | MELB by 13 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Thomas
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Diggins, Brighton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Mann, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Atkins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 20 | |||