1940 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results of Carlton for the 1940 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1940 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Home Ground:
Princes Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 111.3)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Frank | #1 | 16 | 2 | R01-02, R04-13, R15-18 |
| Bavin, Jack | #33 | 5 | 1 | R05, R10-13 |
| Baxter, Ken | #4 | 15 | 13 | R01-15 |
| Bennett, Jack | #3 | 13 | 12 | R04-14, R17-18 |
| Bignell, Bernie | #34 | 3 | 0 | R06, R09, R18 |
| Cameron, Gordon | #9 | 10 | 1 | R06-09, R12-17 |
| Carney, Jack | #7 | 14 | 3 | R01-02, R07-18 |
| Chandler, Dick | #35 | 1 | 1 | R12 |
| Chitty, Bob | #6 | 18 | 7 | R01-18 |
| Cooper, Ron | #19 | 11 | 6 | R01-09, R17-18 |
| Crisp, Mickey | #12 | 16 | 11 | R01-08, R10-17 |
| Diggins, Brighton | #5 | 4 | 1 | R01-04 |
| Francis, Jim | #10 | 18 | 6 | R01-18 |
| Gill, Frank | #21 | 5 | 0 | R01-04, R07 |
| Green, Bob | #32 | 18 | 8 | R01-18 |
| Hale, Jack | #11 | 18 | 17 | R01-18 |
| Hollingshead, Harry | #17 | 3 | 1 | R01-03 |
| Jones, Jim | #22 | 6 | 1 | R03, R10-13, R15 |
| Mann, Cyril | #27 | 13 | 21 | R01, R03-08, R11-14, R16, R18 |
| McInnes, Charlie | #31 | 10 | 8 | R02-03, R11-18 |
| McIntyre, Don | #2 | 12 | 0 | R01-05, R08-09, R14-18 |
| McLean, Rod | #14 | 14 | 2 | R01-11, R16-18 |
| McTaggart, Bert | #20 | 8 | 6 | R07, R09-10, R14-18 |
| Mooring, Jim | #16 | 17 | 7 | R01-11, R13-18 |
| Park, Jim | #26 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Price, Mick | #30 | 3 | 1 | R05, R08, R10 |
| Sanger, Arthur | #18 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Savage, Ron | #24 | 11 | 7 | R04-06, R09-16 |
| Schmidt, Paul | #23 | 18 | 55 | R01-18 |
| Skinner, Jack | #8 | 5 | 1 | R14-18 |
| Wrout, Jack | #28 | 18 | 38 | R01-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diggins, Brighton | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1940 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 27 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |
| 04/05/1940 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | CARL by 32 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |
| 11/05/1940 | Round 3 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 37 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |
| 18/05/1940 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 26 | Brighton Diggins | Brighton Diggins |
| 25/05/1940 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 31 | Brighton Diggins | Mickey Crisp |
| 01/06/1940 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | CARL by 14 | Brighton Diggins | Mickey Crisp |
| 08/06/1940 | Round 7 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 10 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 15/06/1940 | Round 8 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 23 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 22/06/1940 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 4 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 29/06/1940 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 7 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 06/07/1940 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 11 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 13/07/1940 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 1 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 20/07/1940 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 15 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 27/07/1940 | Round 14 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | CARL by 15 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 10/08/1940 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 37 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 17/08/1940 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | CARL by 40 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 24/08/1940 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | CARL by 69 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
| 31/08/1940 | Round 18 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | CARL by 22 | Brighton Diggins | Jim Francis |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.