1931 VFL Round 14: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1931 between Essendon and Carlton during round 14 of the 1931 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Garnet Campbell captained the hosts with Joe Hammond as vice-captain.
Colin Martyn captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Garnet Campbell and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Essendon
G. Campbell (capt.), J. Hammond (vice-capt.), B. Anderson, S. Carman, T. Clarke, K. Forbes, T. Freyer, C. Hearn, L. Johnson, N. Le Brun, B. Lowenthal, H. Okey, R. Payne, R. Peterson, L. Rennie, B. Roberts, R. Watt, L. Webster, J. Williamson
Carlton
C. Martyn (capt.), L. Allen, V. Arthur, A. Clarke, H. Clover, M. Crisp, J. Crowe, A. Doyle, A. Egan, F. Gilby, F. Gill, J. Green, E. Huxtable, D. Kelleher, J. Kelly, B. O'Brien, F. O'Rourke, H. Vallence, F. Williams
Essendon (18.14.122) defeated Carlton (11.22.88).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Freyer (6), K. Forbes (5), C. Hearn (5), L. Johnson, L. Webster
Carlton: M. Crisp (3), L. Allen (2), A. Egan (2), H. Vallence (2), A. Clarke, B. O'Brien
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 7th on the ladder and Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Carlton | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 19 | 11 | . | 22 | 11 | . | 22 | (88) |
| Margin | CARL by 17 | CARL by 11 | CARL by 11 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Garnet Campbell
(Essendon),
Dan Minogue
(Carlton)
Captains:
Garnet Campbell
(Essendon),
Colin Martyn
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Joe Hammond
(Essendon),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hammond | ESSE | 20 | 3 |
| Colin Martyn | CARL | 2 | 2 |
| Clarrie Hearn | ESSE | 4 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hearn, Clarrie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Le Brun, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lowenthal, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Payne, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Peterson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rennie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Roberts, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Williamson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 14 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Allen, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Arthur, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clarke, Ansell | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Clover, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Crowe, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Doyle, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Egan, Alf | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Gilby, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kelleher, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Martyn, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | O'Rourke, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Vallence, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Williams, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 22 | |||