1914 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1914 between Essendon and Carlton during round 8 of the 1914 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at East Melbourne. Allan Belcher captained the hosts. Billy Dick captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), L. Armstrong, F. Baring, L. Bowe, F. Caine, C. Gove, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, R. Laing, E. Lumsden, V. McNeil, B. Nehill, P. Ogden, G. Parkinson, P. Shea, B. Walker, H. Webster

Carlton
B. Dick (capt.), A. Baud, T. Brown, G. Challis, T. Clancy, B. Cook, P. Daykin, V. Gardiner, G. Green, C. Hammond, H. Haughton, E. Jamieson, S. Leehane, J. Lowe, A. McDonald, R. McGregor, S. McKenzie, A. Sharp

Essendon (6.3.39) were defeated by Carlton (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
Essendon: E. Lumsden (2), P. Ogden (2), F. Baring, J. Kirby
Carlton: B. Cook (3), G. Green (3), V. Gardiner (2), J. Lowe (2), S. McKenzie

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Monday 8 June 1914
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: East Melbourne
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Carlton
Score: 6.3.39 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 0 2 . 3 3 . 3 6 . 3 6 . 3 (39)
Carlton 6 . 1 8 . 3 10 . 7 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin CARL by 31 CARL by 36 CARL by 46 CARL by 37 CARL by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Worrall (Essendon), Norm Clark (Carlton)
Captains: Allan Belcher (Essendon), Billy Dick (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden
Goal Umpire: C. Buckley, M. Minahan
Boundary Umpire: J. Doherty, R. Treloar

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Armstrong, Lou ? ? 0 ?
5 Baring, Fred ? ? 1 ?
1 Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
29 Caine, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Gove, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
10 Hanley, Dan ? ? 0 ?
11 Kirby, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Kirkwood, Fred ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Lumsden, Ernie ? ? 2 ?
28 McNeil, Vic ? ? 0 ?
6 Nehill, Basil ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 2 ?
21 Parkinson, George ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
14 Walker, Bob ? ? 0 ?
3 Webster, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 3

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Baud, Alf ? ? 0 ?
2 Brown, Ted ? ? 0 ?
12 Challis, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Clancy, Tom ? ? 0 ?
22 Cook, Bill ? ? 3 ?
3 Daykin, Percy ? ? 0 ?
1 Dick, Billy (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Gardiner, Vin ? ? 2 ?
17 Green, Gordon ? ? 3 ?
24 Hammond, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
5 Haughton, Harry ? ? 0 ?
15 Jamieson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
7 Leehane, Steve ? ? 0 ?
30 Lowe, Jack ? ? 2 ?
4 McDonald, Andy ? ? 0 ?
19 McGregor, Rod ? ? 0 ?
27 McKenzie, Stan ? ? 1 ?
20 Sharp, Athol ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 10

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