1941 VFL Round 1: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1941 between Carlton and Essendon during round 1 of the 1941 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
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, J. Baird, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, J. Carney, M. Crisp, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, B. McTaggart, J. Mooring, L. Regnier, A. Sanger, P. Schmidt, J. Skinner, J. Wrout
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, G. Bell, 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, T. Reynolds, H. Torney
Carlton (15.12.102) defeated Essendon (15.9.99).
Goalkickers
Carlton: M. Crisp (3), J. Francis (3), J. Baird (2), J. Hale (2), J. Mooring (2), P. Schmidt (2), C. McInnes
Essendon: G. Lane (4), T. Bryce (2), M. Exelby (2), D. Reynolds (2), T. Reynolds (2), J. Caesar, L. Griggs, H. Lambert
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1941 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 26 April 1941
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
21,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 5 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Margin | CARL by 16 | CARL by 28 | CARL by 9 | CARL by 3 | CARL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Regnier, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Skinner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 9 | |||