1911 VFL Semi Final 2: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1911 between Essendon and Carlton in the second semi final of the 1911 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at MCG. Dave Smith captained the hosts. Fred Elliott captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Fred Elliott.

Essendon
D. Smith (capt.), L. Armstrong, F. Baring, A. Belcher, L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, E. Cameron, W. Chalmers, B. Griffith, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, G. McLeod, P. Ogden, F. O'Shea, B. Sewart, P. Shea, B. Walker, L. White

Carlton
F. Elliott (capt.), G. Bruce, T. Clancy, N. Clark, B. Dick, A. Ford, V. Gardiner, M. Gotz, D. Harris, T. Hughes, E. Jamieson, J. Marchbank, A. McDonald, R. McGregor, B. Payne, V. Valentine, J. Wells, A. Wilson

Essendon (9.15.69) defeated Carlton (6.12.48).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Belcher (2), J. Kirby (2), P. Shea (2), B. Walker (2), L. Armstrong
Carlton: V. Gardiner (3), B. Dick, A. McDonald, V. Valentine

Match Details

Season: 1911 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 2
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 16 September 1911
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 40,669

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Carlton
Score: 9.15.69 - 6.12.48

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 1 3 . 4 4 . 9 9 . 15 9 . 15 (69)
Carlton 2 . 6 4 . 7 5 . 11 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Margin CARL by 5 CARL by 9 CARL by 8 ESSE by 21 ESSE by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Worrall (Essendon), Fred Elliott (Carlton)
Captains: Dave Smith (Essendon), Fred Elliott (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Boundary Umpire: G. Green, F. Winslow

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Lou ? ? 1 ?
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 0 ?
4 Belcher, Allan ? ? 2 ?
3 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
2 Busbridge, Bill ? ? 0 ?
6 Cameron, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
7 Chalmers, Wally ? ? 0 ?
8 Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
9 Hanley, Dan ? ? 0 ?
10 Kirby, Jack ? ? 2 ?
18 McLeod, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Ogden, Percy ? ? 0 ?
12 O'Shea, Fred ? ? 0 ?
15 Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Shea, Paddy ? ? 2 ?
13 Smith, Dave (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Walker, Bill ? ? 2 ?
17 White, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 15

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Bruce, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Clancy, Tom ? ? 0 ?
3 Clark, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Dick, Billy ? ? 1 ?
1 Elliott, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Ford, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
13 Gardiner, Vin ? ? 3 ?
12 Gotz, Martin ? ? 0 ?
5 Harris, Dick ? ? 0 ?
19 Hughes, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
6 Jamieson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
10 Marchbank, Jim ? ? 0 ?
18 McDonald, Andy ? ? 1 ?
8 McGregor, Rod ? ? 0 ?
2 Payne, Billy ? ? 0 ?
17 Valentine, Viv ? ? 1 ?
16 Wells, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Wilson, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 12

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