1909 VFL Semi Final 1: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 11 September 1909 between Carlton and Essendon in the first semi final of the 1909 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at MCG.
Fred Elliott captained the hosts.
Billy Griffith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fred Elliott and the visitors were coached by Dave Smith.
Carlton
Back:
N. Clark, D. Gillespie, J. Marchbank
Half-back:
M. Gotz, B. Payne, A. Ford
Centre:
G. Bruce, R. McGregor, T. Kennedy
Half-forward:
F. Caine, H. Kelly, J. Baquie
Forward:
F. Elliott (capt.), G. Topping, F. Jinks
Follower:
C. Hammond, G. Johnson, A. Lang
Essendon
Back:
E. Cameron, B. Harrison, A. Belcher
Half-back:
D. Smith, B. Griffith (capt.), L. Bowe
Centre:
B. Davies, B. Sewart, G. Ryan
Half-forward:
L. Armstrong, P. Shea, B. Daykin
Forward:
H. Prout, J. Martin, C. Beckley
Follower:
B. Busbridge, F. Parkinson, M. Londerigan
Carlton (14.8.92) defeated Essendon (9.2.56).
Goalkickers
Carlton: F. Caine (3), F. Elliott (2), H. Kelly (2), G. Topping (2), G. Bruce, M. Gotz, F. Jinks, G. Johnson, J. Marchbank
Essendon: P. Shea (3), L. Armstrong (2), H. Prout (2), C. Beckley, J. Martin
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 11 September 1909
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
39,584
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Carlton | 4 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 2 | (56) |
| Margin | CARL by 6 | CARL by 15 | CARL by 41 | CARL by 36 | CARL by 36 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fred Elliott
(Carlton),
Dave Smith
(Essendon)
Captains:
Fred Elliott
(Carlton),
Billy Griffith
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Boundary Umpire:
J. O'Loughlin,
F. Winslow
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Baquie, Jack | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bruce, George | WL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Caine, Frank | HFFL | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Clark, Norm | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Elliott, Fred (c) | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Ford, Arthur | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gillespie, Doug | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Gotz, Martin | HBFL | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Hammond, Charlie | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Jinks, Fred | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Johnson, George | RU | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Kelly, Harvey | CHF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Kennedy, Ted | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Lang, Alex | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Marchbank, Jim | BPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| McGregor, Rod | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Payne, Billy | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Topping, George | FF | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Armstrong, Lou | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Beckley, Charlie | FPR | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Belcher, Allan | BPR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Bowe, Len | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Busbridge, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Cameron, Ernie | BPL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Davies, Bill | WL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Daykin, Bert | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Griffith, Billy (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Harrison, Billy | FB | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Londerigan, Mike | RO | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Martin, Jim | FF | ? | 1 | ? | |
| Parkinson, Fred | RU | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Prout, Harry | FPL | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Ryan, Gerald | WR | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Sewart, Bill | C | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Shea, Paddy | CHF | ? | 3 | ? | |
| Smith, Dave | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 2 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Carlton | Coach: Fred Elliott | ||||||||||||||
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| E. Cameron | B. Harrison | A. Belcher | C. Hammond |
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| F. Jinks | G. Topping | F. Elliott (c) | G. Johnson |
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| D. Smith | B. Griffith (c) | L. Bowe |
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| J. Baquie | H. Kelly | F. Caine |
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| B. Davies | B. Sewart | G. Ryan |
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| T. Kennedy | R. McGregor | G. Bruce | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | |||||||||||
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| L. Armstrong | P. Shea | B. Daykin | M. Londerigan |
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| A. Ford | B. Payne | M. Gotz |
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| H. Prout | J. Martin | C. Beckley |
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| J. Marchbank | D. Gillespie | N. Clark |
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| Essendon | Coach: Dave Smith | ||||||||||||||