1912 VFL Preliminary Final: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 September 1912 between Carlton and Essendon in the preliminary final of the 1912 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at MCG.
Jack Wells captained the hosts.
Allan Belcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
Carlton
J. Wells (capt.), J. Baquie, A. Barningham, G. Bruce, G. Challis, T. Clancy, B. Dick, V. Gardiner, D. Gillespie, G. Green, H. Haughton, J. Marchbank, A. McDonald, R. McGregor, P. Mills, R. Moran, V. Valentine, A. Wilson
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), L. Armstrong, F. Baring, L. Bowe, F. Caine, E. Cameron, W. Chalmers, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, G. McLeod, J. O'Brien, P. Ogden, F. O'Shea, B. Sewart, P. Shea, B. Walker, L. White
Carlton (6.12.48) were defeated by Essendon (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Moran (2), V. Valentine (2), J. Baquie, V. Gardiner
Essendon: F. Baring (3), J. Kirby (2), F. O'Shea, P. Shea
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 September 1912
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
47,414
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 0 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | ESSE by 3 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Clark
(Carlton),
Jack Worrall
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack Wells
(Carlton),
Allan Belcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
C. Buckley,
F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire:
W. Roy,
L. Stainsby
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baquie, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Barningham, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bruce, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Challis, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Clancy, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Dick, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gardiner, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Gillespie, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Green, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Haughton, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Marchbank, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McDonald, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McGregor, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Mills, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Moran, Richard | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Valentine, Viv | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Wells, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wilson, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Armstrong, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Caine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cameron, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kirkwood, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLeod, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Shea, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 10 | |||