1940 VFL Round 6: Carlton v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1940 between Carlton and Fitzroy during round 6 of the 1940 VFL season. Carlton hosted Fitzroy at Princes Park. Mickey Crisp captained the hosts. Frank Curcio captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

Carlton
M. Crisp (capt.), F. Anderson, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, B. Bignell, G. Cameron, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, J. Francis, B. Green, J. Hale, C. Mann, R. McLean, J. Mooring, J. Park, A. Sanger, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, J. Wrout

Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, D. Calverley, C. Curtin, C. Denning, A. Edwards, A. Fields, K. Forbes, K. Fox, A. Hall, A. Hart, M. Hearn, F. Hughson, S. James, N. Price, M. Sharp, L. Smith, K. Stackpole, B. Treweek

Carlton (10.16.76) defeated Fitzroy (8.14.62).

Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Wrout (4), R. Savage (2), J. Hale, C. Mann, J. Park, P. Schmidt
Fitzroy: K. Forbes (4), C. Curtin (2), K. Fox, M. Hearn

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Fitzroy were then 12th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Carlton v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 1 June 1940
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Fitzroy
Score: 10.16.76 - 8.14.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 5 . 7 6 . 7 6 . 11 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Fitzroy 1 . 2 4 . 7 6 . 9 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Margin CARL by 29 CARL by 12 CARL by 2 CARL by 14 CARL by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Brighton Diggins (Carlton), Dan Minogue (Fitzroy)
Captains: Mickey Crisp (Carlton), Frank Curcio (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Morgan

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Baxter, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 Bennett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
34 Bignell, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
9 Cameron, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
6 Chitty, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Cooper, Ron ? ? 0 ?
12 Crisp, Mickey (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Francis, Jim ? ? 0 ?
32 Green, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Hale, Jack ? ? 1 ?
27 Mann, Cyril ? ? 1 ?
14 McLean, Rod ? ? 0 ?
16 Mooring, Jim ? ? 0 ?
26 Park, Jim ? ? 1 ?
18 Sanger, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 2 ?
23 Schmidt, Paul ? ? 1 ?
28 Wrout, Jack ? ? 4 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 16

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
12 Calverley, Des ? ? 0 ?
18 Curcio, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
33 Curtin, Claude ? ? 2 ?
32 Denning, Clen ? ? 0 ?
11 Edwards, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
17 Fields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
3 Forbes, Keith ? ? 4 ?
4 Fox, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
25 Hall, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
9 Hart, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
23 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
6 Hughson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
2 James, Shadrach ? ? 0 ?
22 Price, Noel ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 0 ?
29 Smith, Len ? ? 0 ?
26 Stackpole, Keith ? ? 0 ?
10 Treweek, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s