1940 VFL Round 13: South Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1940 between South Melbourne and Carlton during round 13 of the 1940 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Carlton at Lakeside Oval. Herbie Matthews captained the hosts. Jim Francis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Brighton Diggins.

South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), A. Benison, S. Brown, I. Chinn, J. Cleary, G. Collard, N. Couper, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, B. Kelly, B. King, N. Matthews, P. McNamara, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, T. Whitfield

Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), F. Anderson, J. Bavin, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, G. Cameron, J. Carney, B. Chitty, M. Crisp, B. Green, J. Hale, J. Jones, C. Mann, C. McInnes, J. Mooring, J. Park, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, J. Wrout

South Melbourne (17.11.113) defeated Carlton (14.14.98).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: K. Dineen (6), J. Graham (3), A. Benison (2), G. Collard (2), B. King, H. Matthews, N. Matthews, R. Richards
Carlton: P. Schmidt (4), J. Bennett (3), C. Mann (2), J. Wrout (2), M. Crisp, B. Green, J. Jones

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Carlton remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: South Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 20 July 1940
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Carlton
Score: 17.11.113 - 14.14.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 4 . 6 9 . 9 14 . 10 17 . 11 17 . 11 (113)
Carlton 5 . 3 10 . 6 13 . 9 14 . 14 14 . 14 (98)
Margin CARL by 3 CARL by 3 SMLB by 7 SMLB by 15 SMLB by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Baggott (South Melbourne), Brighton Diggins (Carlton)
Captains: Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne), Jim Francis (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Batt

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
10 Benison, Alf ? ? 2 ?
6 Brown, Stan ? ? 0 ?
23 Chinn, Ian ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Collard, George ? ? 2 ?
13 Couper, Norm ? ? 0 ?
28 Coyle, Reg ? ? 0 ?
16 Dineen, Ken ? ? 6 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 3 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Harris, Wilbur ? ? 0 ?
31 Kelly, Brian ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 1 ?
1 Matthews, Herbie (c) ? ? 1 ?
2 Matthews, Norm ? ? 1 ?
12 McNamara, Pat ? ? 0 ?
11 Richards, Reg ? ? 1 ?
4 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
30 Whitfield, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 11

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
33 Bavin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
4 Baxter, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 Bennett, Jack ? ? 3 ?
9 Cameron, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
7 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Chitty, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Crisp, Mickey ? ? 1 ?
10 Francis, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Green, Bob ? ? 1 ?
11 Hale, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Jones, Jim ? ? 1 ?
27 Mann, Cyril ? ? 2 ?
31 McInnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
16 Mooring, Jim ? ? 0 ?
26 Park, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Schmidt, Paul ? ? 4 ?
28 Wrout, Jack ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 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