1909 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League.
Carlton hosted Essendon at the 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 (14.8.92) defeated Essendon (9.2.56).
Match Details
Season:
1909 VFL Season
Round:
First Semi Final
Teams:
Carlton
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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
Carlton
Captain: Fred ElliottCoach: Fred Elliott (caretaker)
Essendon
Captain: Billy GriffithCoach: Dave Smith
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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| FORWARD | A. Lang |
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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 | |||||||||||
| CENTRE | B. Busbridge |
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| HALF-FORWARD | F. Parkinson |
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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 | ||||||||||||||