1939 VFL Round 18: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1939 between Carlton and Essendon during round 18 of the 1939 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
Brighton Diggins captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Brighton Diggins and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Carlton
B. Diggins (capt.), F. Anderson, K. Baxter, J. Carney, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, J. Francis, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, H. Hollingshead, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Park, P. Schmidt, J. Skinner, J. Wrout
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, B. Eastmure, M. Exelby, A. Foley, K. Hardiman, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Carlton (16.22.118) defeated Essendon (8.14.62).
Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Baxter (9), R. Cooper (2), M. Crisp, F. Gill, J. Hale, P. Schmidt, J. Wrout
Essendon: K. Hardiman (3), R. Watts (2), J. Caesar, M. Exelby, T. Reynolds
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 5th on the ladder and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 2 September 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 3 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 22 | 16 | . | 22 | (118) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Margin | level | CARL by 43 | CARL by 17 | CARL by 56 | CARL by 56 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Diggins, Brighton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Hollingshead, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Skinner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 22 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Eastmure, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Foley, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hardiman, Kevin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 14 | |||