1931 VFL Round 3: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1931 between Carlton and Essendon during round 3 of the 1931 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
Ray Brew captained the hosts.
In the absence of Garnet Campbell, vice-captain Joe Hammond captained the visitors with Keith Forbes as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Garnet Campbell.
Carlton
R. Brew (capt.), L. Allen, V. Arthur, F. Brooks, A. Clarke, M. Crisp, J. Crowe, C. Davey, T. Downs, A. Doyle, A. Egan, F. Gilby, F. Gill, J. Green, M. Johnson, J. Kelly, B. O'Brien, F. O'Rourke, B. Scharp
Essendon
J. Hammond (capt.), K. Forbes (vice-capt.), B. Anderson, S. Carman, T. Clarke, F. Coulsell, T. Freyer, F. Gomez, L. Johnson, B. Lowenthal, M. MacRae, H. Okey, J. Quinn, L. Rennie, J. Ryan, N. Simpson, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, R. Watt
Carlton (18.18.126) defeated Essendon (5.14.44).
Goalkickers
Carlton: L. Allen (6), A. Clarke (4), M. Crisp (2), T. Downs (2), B. O'Brien (2), C. Davey, A. Egan
Essendon: B. Lowenthal (3), K. Forbes, T. Freyer
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 6th) and Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 18 | 18 | . | 18 | (126) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 14 | (44) |
| Margin | CARL by 32 | CARL by 43 | CARL by 53 | CARL by 82 | CARL by 82 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dan Minogue
(Carlton),
Garnet Campbell
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ray Brew
(Carlton),
Joe Hammond
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Keith Forbes
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Boundary Umpire:
G. Threlfall
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alf Egan | CARL | 27 | 3 |
| Bruce Anderson | ESSE | 16 | 2 |
| Joe Kelly | CARL | 7 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Allen, Les | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 30 | Arthur, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Brew, Ray (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brooks, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clarke, Ansell | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Crowe, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Davey, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Downs, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Doyle, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Egan, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Gilby, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Johnson, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | O'Rourke, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Scharp, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 18 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Coulsell, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Gomez, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lowenthal, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | MacRae, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rennie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Ryan, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 5 | 14 | |||