1925 VFL Round 2: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1925 between Carlton and Essendon during round 2 of the 1925 VFL season. Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park. Maurie Beasy captained the hosts with Ray Brew as vice-captain. Frank Maher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Paddy O'Brien and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

Carlton
M. Beasy (capt.), R. Brew (vice-capt.), H. Bell, T. Brewis, R. Byrne, H. Carter, A. Charleston, V. Davis, H. Evans, P. Kennedy, B. Koop, A. Leitch, P. O'Brien, H. Rumney, J. Russell, H. Toole, J. Watson, J. Way

Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, C. Donaldson, C. Farrell, J. Garden, J. Harrison, H. Hunter, V. Irwin, T. Jenkins, C. May, J. McCarthy, B. McComb, N. McSweeney, G. Shorten, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, R. Watt

Carlton (7.14.56) were defeated by Essendon (14.17.101).

Goalkickers
Carlton: H. Carter (2), M. Beasy, A. Charleston, V. Davis, P. Kennedy, H. Rumney
Essendon: T. Jenkins (4), V. Irwin (3), F. Maher (2), J. McCarthy (2), N. Beckton, B. McComb, G. Shorten

As a result of this match, Carlton were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Saturday 9 May 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Essendon
Score: 7.14.56 - 14.17.101

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 4 4 . 8 5 . 11 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
Essendon 3 . 6 6 . 10 10 . 14 14 . 17 14 . 17 (101)
Margin ESSE by 2 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 45 ESSE by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paddy O'Brien (Carlton), Syd Barker (Essendon)
Captains: Maurie Beasy (Carlton), Frank Maher (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Ray Brew (Carlton), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Drysdale

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Beasy, Maurie (c) ? ? 1 ?
14 Bell, Harry ? ? 0 ?
26 Brew, Ray (vc) ? ? 0 ?
20 Brewis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
23 Byrne, Ronnie ? ? 0 ?
25 Carter, Harold ? ? 2 ?
27 Charleston, Aub ? ? 1 ?
34 Davis, Victor ? ? 1 ?
17 Evans, Hope ? ? 0 ?
12 Kennedy, Pat ? ? 1 ?
4 Koop, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Leitch, Allan ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
15 Rumney, Harold ? ? 1 ?
13 Russell, Joe ? ? 0 ?
22 Toole, Harry ? ? 0 ?
33 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
1 Way, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 14

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 1 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Harrison, Joe ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Irwin, Vince ? ? 3 ?
21 Jenkins, Tommy ? ? 4 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 2 ?
14 May, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Justin ? ? 2 ?
20 McComb, Bert ? ? 1 ?
9 McSweeney, Ned ? ? 0 ?
30 Shorten, George ? ? 1 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 0 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 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