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| Venue: | Princes Park | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | Saturday 17 August 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: | Win by 40 points | ||||||||||||||||||
| Crowd: | 6,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: | C.Mann 5, J.Wrout 3, M.Crisp 2, B.Chitty 1, C.McInnes 1, P.Schmidt 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Frank Anderson (Charging) - Not Guilty; R. Savage (Charging) - Guilty 4 weeks suspension. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Umpire: | Hutchinson | ||||||||||||||||||
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Game Review
The Blues won their second game in a row - this time against St Kilda who were sitting in 10th place before this game.Despite the wins, Carlton remained behind the eightball and were in 7th spot with 2 rounds to go.
This was Carlton's 800th league game. For a summary of Carlton's eighth 100 League games, click here.
Team
| B: | 2 Don McIntyre | 26 Jim Park | 14 Rod McLean |
| HB: | 1 Frank Anderson | 10 Jim Francis (acting capt.) | 9 Gordon Cameron |
| C: | 7 Jack Carney | 8 Jack Skinner | 32 Bob Green |
| HF: | 16 Jim Mooring | 28 Jack Wrout | 12 Creswell 'Mickey' Crisp |
| F: | 6 Bob Chitty | 27 Cyril Mann | 23 Paul Schmidt |
| Ruck: | 24 Ron Savage | 31 Charlie McInnes | 11 Jack Hale |
| 19th Man: | 20 Bert McTaggart | ||
| Coach: | Brighton Diggins | ||
Milestone
Club Milestone: 800th League GameRound 15 | Round 17