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Match Report
Round 4 · 1940
90vs116

13.12·16.20

MELBOURNE won by 26
DateSaturday · 18 May 1940
VenuePrinces Park
Attendance18,000
Margin26 pts
By the Quarter

Quarter-by-Quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Carlton
3.3
21
5.8
38
8.9
57
13.12
90
90
Melbourne
4.5
29
7.9
51
13.17
95
16.20
116
116
The Match

Match Report

Goalkickers: P.Schmidt 7, J.Hale 2, K.Baxter 1, J.Bennett 1, R.Savage 1, J.Wrout 1.

Injuries: D.McIntyre badly shaken in a collision in the first quarter, he was replaced by C.Mann at three quarter time.

Best: J.Mooring, P.Schmidt.


Game Review

Carlton fell to their second loss in a row, this time to equal top of the table, Melbourne. It was also the final game for Premiership Captain Brighton Diggins.

The Blues were in 6th place with a percentage of 99.0, one win off the top teams St Kilda and Melbourne

Team

B: 2 Don McIntyre 21 Frank Gill 26 Jim Park
HB: 6 Bob Chitty 10 Jim Francis (vc) 1 Frank Anderson
C: 16 Jim Mooring 12 Creswell 'Mickey' Crisp 32 Bob Green
HF: 24 Ron Savage 28 Jack Wrout 19 Ron Cooper
F: 3 Jack Bennett 4 Ken Baxter 23 Paul Schmidt
Ruck: 5 Brighton Diggins (cc) 14 Rod McLean 11 Jack Hale
19th Man: 27 Cyril Mann
Coach: Brighton Diggins


Milestones

Debut: Jack Bennett
Last Game: Brighton Diggins

100 Goals: Ken Baxter

By the Numbers

Player Statistics

Carlton

#PlayerKIHBDIMKGLBHGAIFMIUPBOTKRB1%FFFACPCMCLCGHOBR%P
3Jack BennettJack Bennett----1------------------
4Ken BaxterKen Baxter----1------------------
11Jack HaleJack Hale----2------------------
23Paul SchmidtPaul Schmidt----7------------------
24Ron SavageRon Savage----1------------------
28Jack WroutJack Wrout----1------------------
Team Total----13------------------
Team Average----2.2------------------

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