1909 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1909 between Essendon and Carlton during round 18 of the 1909 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at East Melbourne. Billy Griffith captained the hosts. Fred Elliott captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dave Smith and the visitors were coached by Fred Elliott.

Essendon
B. Griffith (capt.), L. Armstrong, C. Beckley, L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, E. Cameron, B. Davies, B. Daykin, H. Farnsworth, B. Harrison, J. Martin, F. Parkinson, H. Prout, G. Ryan, B. Sewart, P. Shea, D. Smith, F. Whelpton

Carlton
F. Elliott (capt.), J. Baquie, G. Bruce, N. Clark, A. Ford, D. Gillespie, M. Gotz, C. Hammond, E. Jamieson, F. Jinks, G. Johnson, H. Kelly, T. Kennedy, A. Lang, J. Marchbank, R. McGregor, B. Payne, G. Topping

Essendon (4.10.34) were defeated by Carlton (6.13.49).

Goalkickers
Essendon: H. Prout (2), L. Armstrong, C. Beckley
Carlton: F. Elliott (2), M. Gotz, F. Jinks, H. Kelly, G. Topping

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1909 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 4 September 1909
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Carlton
Score: 4.10.34 - 6.13.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 2 3 . 4 3 . 9 4 . 10 4 . 10 (34)
Carlton 1 . 5 2 . 8 4 . 11 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Margin ESSE by 3 ESSE by 2 CARL by 8 CARL by 15 CARL by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dave Smith (Essendon), Fred Elliott (Carlton)
Captains: Billy Griffith (Essendon), Fred Elliott (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Gibson
Boundary Umpire: F. Ayles, E. Drohan

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Armstrong, Lou ? ? 1 ?
Beckley, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Daykin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
Farnsworth, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
Harrison, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Martin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Parkinson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Prout, Harry ? ? 2 ?
Ryan, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave ? ? 0 ?
Whelpton, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 10

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Baquie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Bruce, George ? ? 0 ?
Clark, Norm ? ? 0 ?
Elliott, Fred (c) ? ? 2 ?
Ford, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Gillespie, Doug ? ? 0 ?
Gotz, Martin ? ? 1 ?
Hammond, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Jamieson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Jinks, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Johnson, George ? ? 0 ?
Kelly, Harvey ? ? 1 ?
Kennedy, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Lang, Alex ? ? 0 ?
Marchbank, Jim ? ? 0 ?
McGregor, Rod ? ? 0 ?
Payne, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Topping, George ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 13

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