1940 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1940 between Essendon and Carlton during round 8 of the 1940 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Hugh Torney captained the hosts.
Jim Francis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Brighton Diggins.
Essendon
H. Torney (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, N. Betson, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, L. Griggs, C. Lambert, E. Plummer, M. Smith, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), F. Anderson, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, G. Cameron, J. Carney, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, B. Green, J. Hale, C. Mann, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Mooring, J. Park, M. Price, P. Schmidt, J. Wrout
Essendon (12.14.86) defeated Carlton (8.15.63).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Exelby (3), L. Begley (2), P. Bushby (2), R. Watts (2), N. Betson, T. Bryce, J. Caesar
Carlton: P. Schmidt (3), C. Mann (2), M. Crisp, J. Francis, B. Green
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 15 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | CARL by 2 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton)
Captains:
Hugh Torney
(Essendon),
Jim Francis
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Smith, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 14 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cameron, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mann, Cyril | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 15 | |||