1919 VFL Round 2: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 10 May 1919 between Essendon and Carlton during round 2 of the 1919 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at East Melbourne. Allan Belcher captained the hosts. Charlie Fisher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Viv Valentine.

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), J. Alexander, F. Baring, L. Bowe, B. Day, B. Donald, C. Donaldson, B. Drinkwater, H. Dussell, C. Farrell, T. Fitzmaurice, P. McDonald, L. McInerney, P. Ogden, J. Sullivan, S. Sutherland, T. Wade, D. Walsh

Carlton
C. Fisher (capt.), B. Boromeo, H. Burleigh, C. Canet, N. Chandler, P. Daykin, L. Downs, M. Ewans, B. Graf, B. Hore, J. Howe, F. Johnson, S. Leehane, F. Martin, R. McGregor, P. O'Brien, J. Scobie, J. Woolley

Essendon (9.11.65) defeated Carlton (7.11.53).

Goalkickers
Essendon: C. Donaldson (2), J. Alexander, H. Dussell, C. Farrell, T. Fitzmaurice, P. Ogden, S. Sutherland, D. Walsh
Carlton: P. Daykin (2), B. Boromeo, H. Burleigh, C. Fisher, S. Leehane, F. Martin

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1919 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 10 May 1919
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Carlton
Score: 9.11.65 - 7.11.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 3 5 . 8 8 . 9 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Carlton 0 . 3 3 . 4 6 . 7 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Margin ESSE by 18 ESSE by 16 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 12 ESSE by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Worrall (Essendon), Viv Valentine (Carlton)
Captains: Allan Belcher (Essendon), Charlie Fisher (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Dungan

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Alexander, Jim ? ? 1 ?
6 Baring, Fred ? ? 0 ?
1 Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
21 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
5 Donald, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
25 Drinkwater, Bert ? ? 0 ?
19 Dussell, Harry ? ? 1 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
3 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 1 ?
28 McDonald, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
23 McInerney, Leo ? ? 0 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 1 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
10 Sutherland, Syd ? ? 1 ?
7 Wade, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 11

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Boromeo, Bert ? ? 1 ?
26 Burleigh, Herb ? ? 1 ?
12 Canet, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
8 Chandler, Newton ? ? 0 ?
2 Daykin, Percy ? ? 2 ?
28 Downs, Lyle ? ? 0 ?
22 Ewans, Morrie ? ? 0 ?
7 Fisher, Charlie (c) ? ? 1 ?
20 Graf, Bert ? ? 0 ?
7 Hore, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Howe, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Johnson, Fred ? ? 0 ?
6 Leehane, Steve ? ? 1 ?
25 Martin, Frank ? ? 1 ?
11 McGregor, Rod ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
18 Scobie, Jack ? ? 0 ?
32 Woolley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 11

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