Round 4, 1940
From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club
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| Venue: |
Princes Park |
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| Date: |
Saturday 18 May 1940 |
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| Result: |
Lose by 26 points |
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| Crowd: |
18,000 |
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| Goalkickers: |
P.Schmidt 7, J.Hale 2, K.Baxter 1, J.Bennett 1, R.Savage 1, J.Wrout 1. |
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| Injuries: |
D.McIntyre badly shaken in a collision in the first quarter, he was replaced by C.Mann at three quarter time. |
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| Best: |
J.Mooring, P.Schmidt. |
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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
