1939
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1939 Summary
In the first half of the 1939 season Carlton lacked the consistency that had characterised their 1938 premiership. After a solid start, winning 3 of their first 4 games, the Blues sat in second place on the ladder. Close losses in rounds 6 and 7 to Hawthorn (3 points) and Richmond (7 points) saw the club fall to sixth. Two wins in the four matches between rounds 7 and 10 saw the club lift to fifth place, but were three games our of the four.
The club finally rediscovered some of the form of the previous year in round 11, winning six games in a row. This saw Carlton sneak into fourth place on the ladder in round 16, the first time they had been in the top 4 since round 4. A round 17 loss to Richmond, a team we had struggled against for over a decade, was our second of the season to the Tigers and pushed us down to fifth place. A final round victory wasn't enough to overtake St Kilda in fourth, and the Blues would dissappointingly not make the finals to defend our flag.
At the end of the season the Blues had the best record of any team in terms of having the least points scored against it. This was helped greatly by a highly committed and stable backline, Jim Francis, Frank Gill and Don McIntyre played every game and Frank Anderson, Bob Chitty and Jim Park only missed one game each for the season.
It appeared Captain Coach Brighton Diggins would have some serious work on his hands to restore the Blues to Premiers.
Footnote:
The Blues played Hawthorn in Canberra enroute to Sydney. The match took place on Wednesday July 26th. It was a brilliant exhibition of football. Carlton defeated Hawthorn in front of a record Canberra crowd of 4,000 at Manuka Oval. 300 cars lined the fence. Carlton team; Backs; B. Bignell, J. W. Park, J. McElroy Half backs; J. Jones, J. Francis, F. Anderson Centres; J. Carney, K. Rae, R. Green Half forwards; J. Skinner, J. Wrout, P. Schmidt Forwards; A. Price, K. Baxter, R. McLean Followers; H. Hollingshead, R. Savage, Rover; R. Cooper 19th. & 20th; C. McInnes, G. Cameron Umpire; W. "Bill" Blackburn Carl. 5.3 8.3 12.4 15.8.98 Haw. 2.4 5.10 10.12 12.15.87 Goals; Baxter 4, Schmidt 3, Wrout 3, Skinner 2, McElroy, Cooper, Price. Best; Francis, Park, Anderson, Carney, Jones, Baxter, Rae, Cooper.
Carlton then journeyed to Sydney to play the N.S.W. team on the Sydney Cricket Ground, Saturday July 29.
The Sydney Morning Herald July 25, had a write up on each Carlton player. To read the article, click here> http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17596885 A crowd of 14,000 saw the Blues win. Carlton team; Backs; J. McElroy, J. W. Park, C. McInnes Half backs; J. Jones, J. Francis (Capt), F. Anderson Centre; J. Carney, P. Schmidt, R. Green Half forwards; K. Rae, J. Wrout, J. Skinner Forwards; A. Price, K. Baxter, R. McLean Followers; H. Hollingshead, R. Savage Rover; R. Cooper 19th; B. Bignell Carlton won by 40 points Carl; 19.19.133 NSW; 14.9.93 Goals; Wrout 5, Price 5, Baxter 2, Schmidt 2, Rae, Skinner, Cooper, Hollingshead, McElroy. Best; Savage Hollingshead (ruck), Cooper (rover), Francis Anderson Park McInnes (backs), Wrout Baxter Price (forwards), Carney Green (wings)
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | For | Against | % |
| 1 | Melbourne | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 273.290.1928 | 206.266.1502 | 128.4 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 272.240.1872 | 215.245.1535 | 122 |
| 3 | Richmond | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 239.300.1734 | 210.209.1469 | 118 |
| 4 | St Kilda | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 255.276.1806 | 216.254.1550 | 116.5 |
| 5 | Carlton | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 251.290.1796 | 205.229.1459 | 123.1 |
| 6 | Essendon | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 238.268.1696 | 247.267.1749 | 97 |
| 7 | Geelong | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 223.244.1582 | 243.255.1713 | 92.4 |
| 8 | Fitzroy | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 206.246.1482 | 237.239.1661 | 89.2 |
| 9 | Nth Melbourne | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 227.199.1561 | 241.263.1709 | 91.3 |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 198.239.1427 | 228.289.1657 | 86.1 |
| 11 | Footscray | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 210.234.1494 | 261.243.1809 | 82.6 |
| 12 | Sth Melbourne | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 191.221.1367 | 274.288.1932 | 70.8 |
People of 1939
Captain / Coach: Brighton Diggins Leading Goal-kicker: Ken Baxter - 65 goals Best & Fairest: Frank Gill Best team Man: Bob Green Most Improved Player: Ken Baxter Most Consistent: Jack Carney Meritorious Play: Don McIntyre Stanford University (USA) Kicking Competition: Best Drop Kick Jack Wrout, Best Punt Kick Frank Anderson, Best Place Kick Jack Hale.
Milestones
Retirements: Harry Vallence (722 goals in 204 games) Debuts: Keith Rae, Jim Jones, Cyril Mann, Jack Skinner
PRINCES PARK
Seating
"A row of seats have been placed all around the Carlton ground, close to the fence, and this will be much appreciated by supporters. This is part of a general improvement scheme arranged by the ground committee." (The Argus April 19 1939 p26)
Admission Charges
The League agreed to increase the charge to the outer from 10d to one shilling. The extra 2d will go into ground improvements and maintence.
Huge Shelter For Carlton -Work To Begin Immediately
"It was announced on Saturday that the ground managers had decided to start immediately with the erection of a huge shelter in the outer. Plans were discussed a fortnight ago, and now that the extra twopences from outer patrons are rolling in the committee feels that it can start, with an expenditure of about 1,400 pounds, on the first section of a steel structure. This will be placed immediately opposite the old grand stand, and as funds permit will be extended to the left and right to gradually cover the whole of the outer." (Age April 24 1939 p14)
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Gallery
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1939 - Ken Baxter cartoon.100 Years of Australian Rules Football. -
Paul Schmidt 1939Image from the Charles Boyles collection. -
1939 Rnd 3. Frank Gill v N.Melb. 1939 Rnd 3. v North Melbourne Trove; Argus May 08 -
1939 Rnd 16. Brighton Diggins v Hawthorn 1939 Rnd. 16. v Hawthorn Trove; Australasian August 19 -
1939 Rnd 4 v Footscray 1939 Rnd 4 v Footscray Trove; Argus May 15 -
1939 Micky Price 1939 Micky Price Trove; SLV, Australasian May 13 -
1939 Rnd 5. Ken Baxter v Hawthorn1939 Rnd 5. Ken Baxter v Hawthorn Trove, SLV; Sporting Globe May 24 -
1939 Trainer H. Sampson with Jim Park and Jim Park1939 Trainer H. Sampson with Jim Park and Ron Cooper Age June 09 p7 -
1939 Carlton bootstudder Harry Vine with Jack Hale and Jim Park 1939 Harry Vine (Bootstudder) with Jack Hale and Jim Park Trove; Age March 27 p6 -
1939 Carlton practice match - quarter clock? 1939 Carlton Princes Park quarter clock? Practice Match Trove; Age March 27 -
1939 Kevin Fox 1939 Kevin Fox Practice Match Princes Park Trove; Sporting Globe March 29 -
1939 Practice Match 1939 Practice Match Can anyone name the players? Trove; Age March 27 p6 -
1939 Rnd 1 v South Melb. Jim Park 1939 Rnd 1 v South Melbourne Jim Park Trove; Sporting Globe April 26 -
1939 front page Sporting Globe April 191939 Sporting Globe front page April 19 -
1939 Rnd 17 v Richmond"1939 Rnd 17 v Richmond Punt Rd Two tosses were required. Mascot is wearing the No. 30 of Albert 'Mick' Price who was not playing in the seniors this match. Sporting Globe August 19 -
1939 Nutting & Young new football valve article. 1939 Nutting & Young new football valve article. Sporting Globe August 19 -
1939 cartoon 1939 cartoon The Age April 24 p14 -
1939 cartoon Carlton prac. match 1939 cartoon Carlton prac. match The Age March 27 p17 -
1939 Ron Cooper article v Essendon 1939 Ron Cooper article v Essendon Trove: Mt. Barker June 05 p6 -
1939 Jim Park and Jim Francis CFC in Sydney 1939 Jim Park and Jim Francis Carlton in Sydney Trove; Daily Telelgraph July 28 (p22) -
1939 Carlton v NSW in Sydney 1939 Carlton v NSW in Sydney Trove; Daily Telelgraph July 31 (p18) -
1939 - Carlton FC Team photo. -
1939 Rd 9 - Jack Wrout & Harry Hollingshead in a marking contest. -
1939 VFA Grand Final – Soapy Vallance flies for a mark. -
1939 Kicking Contest stats. Carlton - Stanford Uni USA 1939 Kicking Contest stats. Carlton - Stanford Uni USA Trove; Sporting Globe July 12 p11 -
1939 Carlton - Stanford Uni. USA Kicking Contest article 1939 Carlton - Stanford Uni. USA Kicking Contest article Trove; Sporting Globe July 12 p11 -
1939 A. H. Shaw former CFC President obit 1939 A. H. Shaw former CFC President obit Trove; Sun News-Pictorial February 06 -
1939 The 1938 VFL Premiership Pennant. 1939 The 1938 VFL Premiership Pennant. Trove; Sun News- Pictorial April 22 -
1939 Carlton V NSW SMH July 31 P14 Capture -
1939 V SM Argus April 24 Capture -
1939 V NMelb Argus May 08 Capture -
1938 V NMelb Argus May 08 Capture -
1939 Cartoon V Rich Age May 29 Capture -
1939 Rd 8 -
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View of Manuka Oval (bottom left) in 1939Australian War Memorial -
Carlton vs Hawthorn at Canberra in 1939The Age, July 28, 1939, pg 17 -
Carlton vs Hawthorn in Canberra 1939 The Age July 28, 1939, pg 7 -
1939 Princes Park Sun News Pic April 22 P47 Capture Anthony Salvatore U19s 1966 Carlton Football Club -
1939 Rd 4 Brighton Diggins Marking Contest Vs Footscray. -
1939 Rd 6 Brighton Diggins Marks Strongly. -
1939 Soapy Vallence Seeks Transfer To Williamstown
