1899 VFL Round 4: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1899 between Essendon and Carlton during round 4 of the 1899 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at East Melbourne. George Stuckey captained the hosts with Jim Anderson as vice-captain. Ernie Walton captained the visitors.

Essendon
Back: T. Kinnear, G. Officer, M. Collins
Half-back: M. O'Loughlin, J. Anderson (vice-capt.), G. Stuckey (capt.)
Centre: J. Groves, H. Wright, G. Hastings
Half-forward: C. Moore, T. Collins, F. Scott
Forward: H. Fitzpatrick, C. McCartney, J. Larkin
Follower: G. Martin, P. O'Loughlin, A. Cleghorn

Carlton
Back: C. Sweatman, B. Sharkey, B. Stuckey
Half-back: E. Walton (capt.), D. Lanigan, B. McNamara
Centre: P. Williams, B. Casey, J. Hooper
Half-forward: B. Bird, B. Walsh, J. Archer
Forward: B. Churchyard, A. Hearnden, W. O'Cock
Follower: P. Considine, L. Morrison, B. Monagle

Essendon (6.12.48) defeated Carlton (1.3.9).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Martin (2), A. Cleghorn, H. Fitzpatrick, J. Larkin, C. Moore
Carlton: W. O'Cock

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Carlton were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1899 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 27 May 1899
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Carlton
Score: 6.12.48 - 1.3.9

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 2 3 . 3 5 . 10 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Carlton 0 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 . 3 1 . 3 (9)
Margin ESSE by 7 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 39 ESSE by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Carlton)
Captains: George Stuckey (Essendon), Ernie Walton (Carlton)
Vice-Captains: Jim Anderson (Essendon), unknown (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Keenan
Goal Umpire: A. Coventry, F. Franks

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Jim (vc) CHB ? 0 ?
Cleghorn, Arthur RO ? 1 ?
Collins, Maurie BPR ? 0 ?
Collins, Tod CHF ? 0 ?
Fitzpatrick, Hugh FPL ? 1 ?
Groves, Joe WL ? 0 ?
Hastings, George WR ? 0 ?
Kinnear, Ted BPL ? 0 ?
Larkin, Jimmy FPR ? 1 ?
Martin, George RU ? 2 ?
McCartney, Charlie FF ? 0 ?
Moore, Charlie HFFL ? 1 ?
Officer, Gus FB ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Mick HBFL ? 0 ?
O'Loughlin, Pat RU ? 0 ?
Scott, Fred HFFR ? 0 ?
Stuckey, George (c) HBFR ? 0 ?
Wright, Harry C ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 12

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Archer, Joe HFFR ? 0 ?
Bird, Bob HFFL ? 0 ?
Casey, Bill C ? 0 ?
Churchyard, Bill FPL ? 0 ?
Considine, Pat RU ? 0 ?
Hearnden, Alf FF ? 0 ?
Hooper, John WR ? 0 ?
Lanigan, Denis CHB ? 0 ?
McNamara, Bill HBFR ? 0 ?
Monagle, Billy RO ? 0 ?
Morrison, Len RU ? 0 ?
O'Cock, Wally FPR ? 1 ?
Sharkey, Bill FB ? 0 ?
Stuckey, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
Sweatman, Charlie BPL ? 0 ?
Walsh, Bobby CHF ? 0 ?
Walton, Ernie (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
Williams, Peter WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 1 3

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
C. Sweatman B. Sharkey B. Stuckey G. Martin

J. Larkin C. McCartney H. Fitzpatrick P. O'Loughlin

FORWARD A. Cleghorn

HALF-BACK



E. Walton (c) D. Lanigan B. McNamara



F. Scott T. Collins C. Moore



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



P. Williams B. Casey J. Hooper



G. Hastings H. Wright J. Groves FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE P. Considine

HALF-FORWARD L. Morrison

B. Bird B. Walsh J. Archer B. Monagle

G. Stuckey (c) J. Anderson (vc) M. O'Loughlin



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



B. Churchyard A. Hearnden W. O'Cock



M. Collins G. Officer T. Kinnear



BACK



Carlton Coach: unknown