1902 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 31 May 1902 between Essendon and Carlton during round 5 of the 1902 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at East Melbourne. Tod Collins captained the hosts. In the absence of Joe Sullivan, Bill McNamara captained the visitors with Joe McShane as vice-captain. The visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Essendon
Back: F. Mann, S. Hall, S. Barry
Half-back: B. Robinson, H. Gavin, T. Collins (capt.)
Centre: T. Kennedy, H. Wright, H. Vollugi
Half-forward: A. Thurgood, G. Cochrane, G. Hastings
Forward: J. Larkin, J. Geggie, J. Kennedy
Follower: G. Martin, J. McKenzie, B. Griffith

Carlton
Back: F. Field, C. Tough, C. Ross
Half-back: P. Leahy, E. Walton, B. McNamara (capt.)
Centre: H. Rigby, W. Powell, C. Roland
Half-forward: H. Crisfield, F. Scott, H. McShane
Forward: G. Wickens, B. Walsh, R. Dashwood
Follower: A. Barlow, J. McShane (vice-capt.), A. Snell

Essendon (7.16.58) defeated Carlton (5.8.38).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Hastings (3), J. Larkin, J. McKenzie, B. Robinson, A. Thurgood
Carlton: F. Scott (2), H. McShane, A. Snell, G. Wickens

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder and Carlton remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1902 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 31 May 1902
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Carlton
Score: 7.16.58 - 5.8.38

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 9 3 . 12 5 . 16 7 . 16 7 . 16 (58)
Carlton 0 . 0 1 . 3 1 . 4 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Margin ESSE by 15 ESSE by 21 ESSE by 36 ESSE by 20 ESSE by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), Jack Worrall (Carlton)
Captains: Tod Collins (Essendon), Bill McNamara (Carlton)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Essendon), Joe McShane (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Gibson
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, J. Middleton

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barry, Son BPR ? 0 ?
Cochrane, George CHF ? 0 ?
Collins, Tod (c) HBFR ? 0 ?
Gavin, Hugh CHB ? 0 ?
Geggie, Jack FF ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy RO ? 0 ?
Hall, Syd FB ? 0 ?
Hastings, George HFFR ? 3 ?
Kennedy, Jim FPR ? 0 ?
Kennedy, Ted WL ? 0 ?
Larkin, Jimmy FPL ? 1 ?
Mann, Fred BPL ? 0 ?
Martin, George RU ? 0 ?
McKenzie, Jack RU ? 1 ?
Robinson, Bill HBFL ? 1 ?
Thurgood, Albert HFFL ? 1 ?
Vollugi, Herc WR ? 0 ?
Wright, Harry C ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 16

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Barlow, Alex RU ? 0 ?
Crisfield, Henry HFFL ? 0 ?
Dashwood, Rob FPR ? 0 ?
Field, Frank BPL ? 0 ?
Leahy, Paddy HBFL ? 0 ?
McNamara, Bill (ac) HBFR ? 0 ?
McShane, Henry HFFR ? 1 ?
McShane, Joe (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Powell, Wally C ? 0 ?
Rigby, Harry WL ? 0 ?
Roland, Charlie WR ? 0 ?
Ross, Charlie BPR ? 0 ?
Scott, Fred CHF ? 2 ?
Snell, Archie RO ? 1 ?
Tough, Charlie FB ? 0 ?
Walsh, Bobby FF ? 0 ?
Walton, Ernie CHB ? 0 ?
Wickens, George FPL ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 8

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