1941 VFL Round 18: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 August 1941 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1941 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Jim Francis captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), F. Anderson, G. Bailey, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, V. Brown, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, B. Green, C. Mann, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Mooring, A. Sanger, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, J. Skinner, J. Wrout
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, T. Cordner, G. Daly, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, M. Gibb, S. Heal, D. Hingston, W. Lewis, W. Lock, C. McLean, H. McPherson, J. Mueller, J. O'Keefe, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Carlton (16.17.113) defeated Melbourne (11.22.88).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Wrout (5), R. Savage (3), J. Francis (2), J. Mooring (2), P. Schmidt (2), R. Cooper, C. Mann
Melbourne: N. Smith (5), J. Mueller (2), R. Baggott, R. Dowsing, J. O'Keefe, R. Wartman
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 August 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
29,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 10 | 3 | . | 17 | 6 | . | 19 | 11 | . | 22 | 11 | . | 22 | (88) |
| Margin | CARL by 6 | CARL by 14 | CARL by 37 | CARL by 25 | CARL by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mann, Cyril | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Skinner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 17 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Heal, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Lewis, Warren | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 22 | |||