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Match Report
Round 5 · 1940
54vs85

6.18·11.19

CARLTON won by 31
DateSaturday · 25 May 1940
VenueJunction Oval
Attendance21,000
Margin31 pts
By the Quarter

Quarter-by-Quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
St Kilda
1.2
8
3.11
29
4.16
40
6.18
54
54
Carlton
5.6
36
7.8
50
8.14
62
11.19
85
85
The Match

Match Report

Goalkickers: P.Schmidt 3, C.Mann 2, J.Wrout 2, K.Baxter 1, J.Bennett 1, R.Cooper 1, J.Hale 1.

Umpire: Bride


Game Review

Carlton returned to the Winners List in style in Round 5. By defeating the top team in St Kilda, the Blues would catch up on all teams but Melbourne and jump back to 4th place with a percentage of 106.1.

Team

B: 2 Don McIntyre 26 Jim Park 33 Jack Bavin
HB: 6 Bob Chitty 10 Jim Francis (vc) 1 Frank Anderson
C: 16 Jim Mooring 12 Creswell 'Mickey' Crisp (acting capt.) 32 Bob Green
HF: 27 Cyril Mann 4 Ken Baxter 19 Ron Cooper
F: 24 Ron Savage 28 Jack Wrout 23 Paul Schmidt
Ruck: 14 Rod McLean 3 Jack Bennett 11 Jack Hale
19th Man: 30 Mick Price
Coach: Brighton Diggins


Milestones

Debut: Jack Bavin

By the Numbers

Player Statistics

Carlton

#PlayerKIHBDIMKGLBHGAIFMIUPBOTKRB1%FFFACPCMCLCGHOBR%P
3Jack BennettJack Bennett----1------------------
4Ken BaxterKen Baxter----1------------------
11Jack HaleJack Hale----1------------------
19Ron CooperRon Cooper----1------------------
23Paul SchmidtPaul Schmidt----3------------------
27Cyril MannCyril Mann----2------------------
28Jack WroutJack Wrout----2------------------
Team Total----11------------------
Team Average----1.6------------------

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