1941 VFL Season Round 1: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1941 between Carlton and Essendon during round one of the 1941 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park. Jim Francis captained the hosts. Dick Reynolds captained the visitors with Hugh Torney as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Carlton (15.12.102) defeated Essendon (15.9.99).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Essendon
Score: 15.12.102 - 15.9.99

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

Carlton

Captain: Jim Francis
Coach: Perce Bentley

Essendon

Captain: Dick Reynolds
Vice-Captain: Hugh Torney
Coach: Dick Reynolds

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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 (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 9

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s