1942 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1942 between Essendon and Carlton during round 3 of the 1942 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Jim Francis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, L. Griggs, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, E. Plummer, K. Rawle, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell, S. Silk, H. Torney
Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), F. Anderson, G. Bailey, J. Bennett, V. Brown, B. Chitty, L. Collins, R. Cooper, F. Fitzgibbon, G. Gniel, J. Knight, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, J. Mooring, A. Sanger, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, A. Sleith, J. Wrout
Essendon (11.9.75) defeated Carlton (11.4.70).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Reynolds (4), K. Rawle (2), P. Bushby, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, D. Reynolds, H. Torney
Carlton: P. Schmidt (4), R. Cooper (2), J. Wrout (2), L. Collins, J. Francis, J. Mooring
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Carlton remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1942
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 4 | (70) |
| Margin | CARL by 4 | ESSE by 3 | CARL by 2 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jim Francis
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Silk, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 9 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Collins, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Sleith, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 4 | |||