1941 VFL Semi Final 2: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 September 1941 between Carlton and Melbourne in the second semi final of the 1941 VFL season.
Carlton "hosted" Melbourne at MCG.
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, V. Brown, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, F. Gill, B. Green, C. Mann, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Mooring, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, J. Skinner, J. Wrout
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, P. Beames, D. Cordner, T. Cordner, G. Daly, R. Dowsing, A. Dullard, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, S. Heal, D. Hingston, W. Lock, S. McGrath, J. Mueller, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Carlton (11.16.82) were defeated by Melbourne (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
Carlton: C. Mann (3), F. Gill (2), C. McInnes (2), J. Mooring (2), R. Cooper, J. Wrout
Melbourne: R. Baggott (6), J. Mueller (5), P. Beames (2), M. Gibb (2), N. Smith
As a result of this match, Carlton faced Essendon in the preliminary final and Melbourne faced Essendon in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 September 1941
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
59,435
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Melbourne | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | MELB by 33 | MELB by 39 | MELB by 44 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mann, Cyril | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Skinner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Cordner, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Cordner, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Daly, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Dullard, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Heal, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McGrath, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 13 | |||