1939 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1939 between Essendon and Carlton during round 7 of the 1939 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Brighton Diggins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Brighton Diggins.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, A. Foley, F. Green, K. Hardiman, B. Luff, N. McDermott, G. Pattinson, T. Reynolds, R. Smith, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Carlton
B. Diggins (capt.), F. Anderson, K. Baxter, J. Carney, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, K. Fox, J. Francis, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, C. Mann, J. McElroy, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, M. Price, R. Savage
Essendon (10.12.72) were defeated by Carlton (10.18.78).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Reynolds (3), N. McDermott (2), T. Reynolds (2), R. Watts (2), L. Begley
Carlton: K. Baxter (4), J. Hale (2), R. Cooper, M. Crisp, B. Green, M. Price
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Carlton remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 3 June 1939
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Margin | CARL by 4 | CARL by 15 | CARL by 8 | CARL by 6 | CARL by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Foley, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hardiman, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDermott, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Smith, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Diggins, Brighton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Fox, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Mann, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McElroy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 18 | |||