1942 VFL Round 2: Carlton v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1942 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round 2 of the 1942 VFL season. Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park. Jim Francis captained the hosts. Herbie Matthews captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.

Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), B. Atkinson, W. Atkinson, G. Bailey, J. Baird, V. Brown, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, G. Gniel, B. Green, J. Howell, J. Knight, C. McInnes, J. Mooring, A. Sanger, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, A. Sleith, J. Wrout

South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), A. Benison, J. Butcher, T. Cashion, V. Castles, J. Cleary, G. Collard, G. Goldsmith, J. Graham, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, B. Harwood, E. Huxtable, B. King, T. Lahiff, A. Mullenger, H. Traynor, L. White, J. Williams

Carlton (8.11.59) were defeated by South Melbourne (13.21.99).

Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Cooper (2), J. Mooring (2), P. Schmidt (2), B. Chitty, C. McInnes
South Melbourne: L. White (7), G. Collard (3), A. Benison, V. Castles, A. Mullenger

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and South Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1942 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Carlton v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 May 1942
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by South Melbourne
Score: 8.11.59 - 13.21.99

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 3 3 . 5 6 . 9 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
South Melbourne 1 . 7 5 . 18 8 . 19 13 . 21 13 . 21 (99)
Margin SMLB by 4 SMLB by 25 SMLB by 22 SMLB by 40 SMLB by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Carlton), Joe Kelly (South Melbourne)
Captains: Jim Francis (Carlton), Herbie Matthews (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
9 Atkinson, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Atkinson, Wilf ? ? 0 ?
5 Bailey, George ? ? 0 ?
17 Baird, Jim ? ? 0 ?
15 Brown, Vin ? ? 0 ?
6 Chitty, Bob ? ? 1 ?
19 Cooper, Ron ? ? 2 ?
10 Francis, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
32 Green, Bob ? ? 0 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Knight, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 McInnes, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
16 Mooring, Jim ? ? 2 ?
18 Sanger, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Schmidt, Paul ? ? 2 ?
26 Sleith, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
28 Wrout, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 11

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Benison, Alf ? ? 1 ?
10 Butcher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Cashion, Terry ? ? 0 ?
24 Castles, Vic ? ? 1 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
31 Collard, George ? ? 3 ?
28 Goldsmith, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Grossman, Don ? ? 0 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Harwood, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Huxtable, Eric ? ? 0 ?
12 King, Billy ? ? 0 ?
34 Lahiff, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Mullenger, Allan ? ? 1 ?
32 Traynor, Harold ? ? 0 ?
7 White, Lindsay ? ? 7 ?
25 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 21

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