1940 VFL Season: Carlton
These are the details of the premiership results for Carlton for the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Princes Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1940 VFL Season
Team:
Carlton
Club:
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 |