1926 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1926 between Essendon and Carlton during round 17 of the 1926 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill. Frank Maher captained the hosts. Ray Brew captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Ray Brew.

Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, C. Donaldson, J. Garden, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, B. Hudd, H. Hunter, C. May, N. McSweeney, J. Quinn, T. Shorten, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, Rod Watt, Rowley Watt

Carlton
R. Brew (capt.), H. Blackmore, T. Brewis, H. Carter, H. Clover, N. Collins, M. Connell, F. Donoghue, A. Duncan, H. Dunn, F. Irwin, J. Kelly, C. McSwain, J. Morrissey, F. Mutch, P. Outram, J. Robertson, J. Watson

Essendon (13.8.86) defeated Carlton (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
Essendon: N. Beckton (4), J. Quinn (2), T. Shorten (2), G. Stockdale (2), J. Garden, F. Maher, R. Watt
Carlton: H. Blackmore (4), H. Clover (2), P. Outram (2), T. Brewis, H. Dunn, F. Mutch

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 4th on the ladder and Carlton remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1926 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 4 September 1926
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Carlton
Score: 13.8.86 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 6 . 2 8 . 6 11 . 8 13 . 8 13 . 8 (86)
Carlton 2 . 1 6 . 5 7 . 6 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin ESSE by 25 ESSE by 13 ESSE by 26 ESSE by 9 ESSE by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Syd Barker (Essendon), Ray Brew (Carlton)
Captains: Frank Maher (Essendon), Ray Brew (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: W. Osborne

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 4 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 1 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
13 Harrison, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Hudd, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 1 ?
14 May, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
9 McSweeney, Ned ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 2 ?
16 Shorten, Teddy ? ? 2 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 2 ?
8 Watt, Rod ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 8

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Blackmore, Hedley ? ? 4 ?
26 Brew, Ray (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Brewis, Ted ? ? 1 ?
25 Carter, Harold ? ? 0 ?
1 Clover, Horrie ? ? 2 ?
2 Collins, Norm ? ? 0 ?
29 Connell, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
18 Donoghue, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Duncan, Alex ? ? 0 ?
16 Dunn, Harvey ? ? 1 ?
21 Irwin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Joe ? ? 0 ?
3 McSwain, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Morrissey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Mutch, Fred ? ? 1 ?
24 Outram, Percy ? ? 2 ?
17 Robertson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
33 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 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