1929 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1929 between Essendon and Carlton during round 12 of the 1929 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill. Norm Beckton captained the hosts with Joe Hammond as vice-captain. Ray Brew captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

Essendon
N. Beckton (capt.), J. Hammond (vice-capt.), G. Campbell, S. Carman, T. Clarke, K. Forbes, H. Gregory, C. Hearn, H. Hunter, L. Johnson, C. Milburn, H. Okey, K. Parris, J. Quinn, P. Walsh, E. Watson, L. Webster, J. Williamson

Carlton
R. Brew (capt.), A. Clarke, N. Collins, C. Davey, A. Doyle, A. Duncan, H. Dunn, F. Gilby, F. Gill, D. Kelleher, J. King, B. Lever, C. Martyn, C. Parsons, E. Sheil, A. Skehan, H. Vallence, F. Williams

Essendon (8.7.55) were defeated by Carlton (7.17.59).

Goalkickers
Essendon: L. Johnson (3), K. Forbes (2), H. Okey, J. Quinn, L. Webster
Carlton: H. Vallence (3), A. Clarke (2), C. Davey, A. Doyle

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Carlton remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 20 July 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Carlton
Score: 8.7.55 - 7.17.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 0 6 . 2 8 . 5 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
Carlton 1 . 3 4 . 8 6 . 12 7 . 17 7 . 17 (59)
Margin ESSE by 9 ESSE by 6 ESSE by 5 CARL by 4 CARL by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Hardy (Essendon), Dan Minogue (Carlton)
Captains: Norm Beckton (Essendon), Ray Brew (Carlton)
Vice-Captains: Joe Hammond (Essendon), unknown (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Devine

Player Statistics

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 ? ? 2 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe (vc) ? ? 0 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Len ? ? 3 ?
18 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 1 ?
21 Parris, Keith ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 1 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
8 Watson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 1 ?
25 Williamson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 7

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Brew, Ray (c) ? ? 0 ?
31 Clarke, Ansell ? ? 2 ?
5 Collins, Norm ? ? 0 ?
17 Davey, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
19 Doyle, Alex ? ? 1 ?
32 Duncan, Alex ? ? 0 ?
16 Dunn, Harvey ? ? 0 ?
6 Gilby, Fred ? ? 0 ?
21 Gill, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
25 King, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Lever, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Martyn, Colin ? ? 0 ?
27 Parsons, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
8 Sheil, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
12 Skehan, Allan ? ? 0 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 3 ?
29 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 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