1913 VFL Round 1: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1913 between Essendon and Carlton during round 1 of the 1913 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 Jack Wells.

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), L. Armstrong, F. Baring, L. Bowe, F. Caine, W. Chalmers, C. Donaldson, B. Griffith, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, R. Lowell, J. Martin, J. O'Brien, P. Ogden, B. Sewart, B. Walker, L. White

Carlton
J. Wells (capt.), G. Challis, T. Clancy, B. Dick, V. Gardiner, W. Gibbins, G. Green, H. Haughton, E. Jamieson, J. Marchbank, A. McDonald, P. Mills, R. Moran, P. O'Brien, A. O'Donnell, F. Triplett, V. Valentine, A. Wilson

Essendon (9.13.67) were defeated by Carlton (11.17.83).

Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Caine (5), B. Walker (2), A. Belcher, J. Martin
Carlton: G. Challis (2), V. Gardiner (2), W. Gibbins (2), G. Green (2), R. Moran (2), J. Marchbank

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder and Carlton were then 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1913 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 26 April 1913
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Carlton
Score: 9.13.67 - 11.17.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 5 4 . 6 9 . 11 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Carlton 3 . 1 6 . 9 8 . 10 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Margin ESSE by 10 CARL by 15 ESSE by 7 CARL by 16 CARL by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Worrall (Essendon), Jack Wells (Carlton)
Captains: Allan Belcher (Essendon), Jack Wells (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Dunning
Goal Umpire: C. Buckley, F. Franks
Boundary Umpire: J. Kennedy, B. McNamara

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Armstrong, Lou ? ? 0 ?
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 1 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
27 Caine, Frank ? ? 5 ?
7 Chalmers, Wally ? ? 0 ?
3 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
29 Griffith, Billy ? ? 0 ?
10 Hanley, Dan ? ? 0 ?
11 Kirby, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Kirkwood, Fred ? ? 0 ?
6 Lowell, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
8 Martin, Jim ? ? 1 ?
25 O'Brien, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 0 ?
17 Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Walker, Bill ? ? 2 ?
19 White, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 13

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Challis, George ? ? 2 ?
8 Clancy, Tom ? ? 0 ?
14 Dick, Billy ? ? 0 ?
13 Gardiner, Vin ? ? 2 ?
19 Gibbins, Wally ? ? 2 ?
17 Green, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
5 Haughton, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 Jamieson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
2 Marchbank, Jim ? ? 1 ?
4 McDonald, Andy ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
7 Moran, Richard ? ? 2 ?
30 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
21 O'Donnell, Andy ? ? 0 ?
18 Triplett, Frank ? ? 0 ?
6 Valentine, Viv ? ? 0 ?
1 Wells, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
16 Wilson, Archie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 17

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