1927 VFL Round 14: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1927 between Essendon and Carlton during round 14 of the 1927 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill. Frank Maher captained the hosts. Horrie Clover captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Frank Maher and the visitors were coached by Horrie Clover.

Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, B. Carruthers, J. Dolan, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, B. Hudd, H. Hunter, J. Kidd, F. Nash, J. Quinn, N. Simpson, B. Speakman, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, R. Watt

Carlton
H. Clover (capt.), V. Arthur, M. Beasy, T. Brewis, H. Carter, N. Collins, M. Connell, F. Donoghue, B. Downie, T. Downs, A. Duncan, F. Gilby, G. Gough, C. McSwain, F. Seymour, G. Styles, H. Vallence, J. Watson

Essendon (8.15.63) were defeated by Carlton (10.11.71).

Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Maher (2), J. Quinn (2), N. Beckton, N. Simpson, B. Speakman, J. Vosti
Carlton: H. Vallence (4), G. Gough (3), H. Carter, H. Clover, F. Seymour

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 30 July 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Carlton
Score: 8.15.63 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 3 7 . 5 8 . 11 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
Carlton 3 . 2 5 . 4 9 . 5 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin CARL by 5 ESSE by 13 level CARL by 8 CARL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Maher (Essendon), Horrie Clover (Carlton)
Captains: Frank Maher (Essendon), Horrie Clover (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Lewis

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 1 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
18 Carruthers, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
6 Dolan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
13 Harrison, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Hudd, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
27 Kidd, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 2 ?
22 Nash, Frank ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 2 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 1 ?
30 Speakman, Bill ? ? 1 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 0 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 1 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 15

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Arthur, Vin ? ? 0 ?
11 Beasy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
20 Brewis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
25 Carter, Harold ? ? 1 ?
1 Clover, Horrie (c) ? ? 1 ?
2 Collins, Norm ? ? 0 ?
29 Connell, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
18 Donoghue, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 Downie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
28 Downs, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
32 Duncan, Alex ? ? 0 ?
6 Gilby, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 Gough, George ? ? 3 ?
3 McSwain, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
27 Seymour, Frank ? ? 1 ?
19 Styles, George ? ? 0 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 4 ?
33 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 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