1929 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1929 between Carlton and Essendon during round 1 of the 1929 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
Ray Brew captained the hosts.
Norm Beckton captained the visitors with Joe Hammond as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.
Carlton
R. Brew (capt.), H. Clover, N. Collins, J. Crowe, C. Davey, A. Doyle, A. Duncan, H. Dunn, F. Gilby, F. Gill, M. Johnson, D. Kelleher, J. Kelly, A. Martyn, C. Martyn, C. McSwain, C. Parsons, H. Vallence
Essendon
N. Beckton (capt.), J. Hammond (vice-capt.), G. Campbell, S. Carman, T. Clarke, K. Forbes, H. Hunter, L. Johnson, F. Nash, H. Okey, K. Parris, J. Quinn, A. Rennie, B. Speakman, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, L. Webster, J. Williamson
Carlton (19.17.131) defeated Essendon (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Carlton: H. Vallence (5), H. Clover (3), C. Davey (3), H. Dunn (3), J. Crowe (2), R. Brew, A. Doyle, M. Johnson
Essendon: L. Johnson (3), L. Webster (2), K. Forbes, F. Nash, H. Okey
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 1st on the ladder and Essendon were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1929
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
7,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 17 | 19 | . | 17 | (131) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | CARL by 3 | CARL by 8 | CARL by 46 | CARL by 73 | CARL by 73 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dan Minogue
(Carlton),
Charlie Hardy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ray Brew
(Carlton),
Norm Beckton
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Joe Hammond
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Conniff
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Brew, Ray (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clover, Horrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Collins, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Crowe, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Davey, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Doyle, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Duncan, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dunn, Harvey | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Gilby, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Johnson, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Kelleher, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Martyn, Aubrey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Martyn, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McSwain, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Parsons, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Vallence, Harry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 19 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Nash, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Parris, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Rennie, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Speakman, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Williamson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 10 | |||