1928 VFL Round 10: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1928 between Essendon and Carlton during round 10 of the 1928 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill. Frank Maher captained the hosts. Ray Brew captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Ray Brew.

Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), A. Arthur, N. Beckton, G. Campbell, A. Charleston, T. Clarke, J. Dolan, K. Forbes, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, B. Henry, E. Martin, H. Okey, J. Quinn, A. Rennie, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, L. Webster

Carlton
R. Brew (capt.), V. Arthur, T. Brewis, H. Clover, M. Connell, F. Donoghue, T. Downs, A. Duncan, H. Dunn, F. Gilby, G. Gough, L. Johnson, M. Johnson, J. Kelly, C. Martyn, C. McSwain, H. Vallence, J. Watson

Essendon (9.12.66) were defeated by Carlton (10.18.78).

Goalkickers
Essendon: A. Arthur (3), K. Forbes (2), N. Beckton, B. Henry, J. Quinn, L. Webster
Carlton: G. Gough (5), V. Arthur, H. Clover, H. Dunn, J. Kelly, C. McSwain

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

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 23 June 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Carlton
Score: 9.12.66 - 10.18.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 2 6 . 6 6 . 8 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Carlton 1 . 7 3 . 10 9 . 16 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Margin ESSE by 1 ESSE by 14 CARL by 26 CARL by 12 CARL by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Hardy (Essendon), Ray Brew (Carlton)
Captains: Frank Maher (Essendon), Ray Brew (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Alley

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Arthur, Alan ? ? 3 ?
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 1 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
26 Charleston, Aub ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
6 Dolan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
35 Forbes, Keith ? ? 2 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
14 Henry, Bill ? ? 1 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Martin, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 1 ?
33 Rennie, Artie ? ? 0 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 12

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Arthur, Vin ? ? 1 ?
26 Brew, Ray (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 Brewis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
1 Clover, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
29 Connell, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
18 Donoghue, Frank ? ? 0 ?
28 Downs, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
32 Duncan, Alex ? ? 0 ?
16 Dunn, Harvey ? ? 1 ?
6 Gilby, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 Gough, George ? ? 5 ?
5 Johnson, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Johnson, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Joe ? ? 1 ?
2 Martyn, Colin ? ? 0 ?
3 McSwain, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 0 ?
33 Watson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 18

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