1941 VFL Preliminary Final: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 20 September 1941 between Carlton and Essendon in the preliminary final of the 1941 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at MCG.
Jim Francis captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), F. Anderson, G. Bailey, K. Baxter, V. Brown, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, F. Gill, B. Green, C. Mann, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Mooring, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, J. Skinner, J. Wrout
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, F. Green, L. Griggs, A. Hird, H. Lambert, G. Lane, E. Plummer, C. Ruddell, S. Silk, H. Torney
Carlton (9.14.68) were defeated by Essendon (13.15.93).
Goalkickers
Carlton: C. Mann (2), P. Schmidt (2), J. Wrout (2), R. Cooper, M. Crisp, R. Savage
Essendon: J. Cassin (6), G. Lane (3), D. Reynolds (2), T. Bryce, L. Griggs
As a result of this match, Carlton were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Essendon faced Melbourne in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 20 September 1941
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
65,106
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 48 | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mann, Cyril | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Skinner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Silk, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 15 | |||