1938 VFL Round 14: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1938 between Carlton and Essendon during round 14 of the 1938 VFL season. Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park. Brighton Diggins captained the hosts. Len Webster captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.

Carlton
B. Diggins (capt.), F. Anderson, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, G. Crisp, M. Crisp, J. Francis, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Park, M. Price, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, A. Shields, H. Vallence

Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, J. Caesar, B. Cahill, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, F. Kelly, B. Luff, A. Maltby, E. Plummer, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson

Carlton (11.16.82) defeated Essendon (10.16.76).

Goalkickers
Carlton: F. Anderson (2), R. Cooper (2), R. Savage (2), H. Vallence (2), B. Diggins, B. Green, J. Hale
Essendon: T. Reynolds (3), R. Watts (3), L. Begley, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, L. Webster

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1938 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Saturday 30 July 1938
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Essendon
Score: 11.16.82 - 10.16.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 2 4 . 6 8 . 11 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Essendon 4 . 6 5 . 9 7 . 11 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Margin ESSE by 22 ESSE by 9 CARL by 6 CARL by 6 CARL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Brighton Diggins (Carlton), Jack Baggott (Essendon)
Captains: Brighton Diggins (Carlton), Len Webster (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Murphy

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Frank ? ? 2 ?
6 Chitty, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Cooper, Ron ? ? 2 ?
8 Crisp, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
12 Crisp, Mickey ? ? 0 ?
5 Diggins, Brighton (c) ? ? 1 ?
10 Francis, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Gill, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Green, Bob ? ? 1 ?
11 Hale, Jack ? ? 1 ?
31 McInnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 McIntyre, Don ? ? 0 ?
14 McLean, Rod ? ? 0 ?
26 Park, Jim ? ? 0 ?
30 Price, Mick ? ? 0 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 2 ?
23 Schmidt, Paul ? ? 0 ?
25 Shields, Arch ? ? 0 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 16

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Baker, Norm ? ? 0 ?
24 Begley, Les ? ? 1 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Bryce, Ted ? ? 0 ?
5 Caesar, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Cahill, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 1 ?
4 Exelby, Murray ? ? 1 ?
23 Kelly, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Luff, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Maltby, Arnold ? ? 0 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick ? ? 0 ?
29 Reynolds, Tom ? ? 3 ?
6 Standfield, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
28 Watts, Ray ? ? 3 ?
32 Webster, Len (c) ? ? 1 ?
14 Wilson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 16

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