1912 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1912 between Essendon and Carlton during round 3 of the 1912 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at East Melbourne.
Allan Belcher captained the hosts.
Jack Wells captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), B. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, L. Bowe, B. Busbridge, F. Caine, E. Cameron, W. Chalmers, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, J. Martin, G. McLeod, P. Ogden, B. Sewart, B. Walker, L. White, L. Worle
Carlton
J. Wells (capt.), N. Bowen, G. Bruce, G. Challis, T. Clancy, N. Clark, V. Gardiner, G. Green, H. Haughton, E. Jamieson, R. Johnson, J. Marchbank, A. McDonald, F. McDonald, A. O'Donnell, B. Payne, F. Triplett, V. Valentine
Essendon (8.11.59) defeated Carlton (6.14.50).
Goalkickers
Essendon: E. Cameron (2), J. Kirby (2), L. Armstrong, F. Caine, J. Martin, B. Walker
Carlton: V. Gardiner (3), G. Green (3)
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 11 May 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Margin | CARL by 4 | ESSE by 6 | CARL by 12 | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Norm Clark
(Carlton)
Captains:
Allan Belcher
(Essendon),
Jack Wells
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Goal Umpire:
C. Buckley,
J. Jones
Boundary Umpire:
B. Davies,
W. Roy
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Armstrong, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Armstrong, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Busbridge, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Caine, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Cameron, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kirkwood, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Martin, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McLeod, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Worle, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 11 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bowen, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Bruce, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Challis, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Clancy, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Clark, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gardiner, Vin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Green, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Haughton, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Jamieson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Johnson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Marchbank, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | McDonald, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McDonald, Fen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | O'Donnell, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Payne, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Triplett, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Valentine, Viv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Wells, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 14 | |||