1942 VFL Round 14: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1942 between Carlton and Essendon during round 14 of the 1942 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.), B. Atkinson, G. Bailey, J. Baird, V. Brown, B. Chitty, L. Collins, F. Fitzgibbon, G. Gniel, J. Knight, C. Mann, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Mooring, A. Sanger, R. Savage, P. Schmidt, J. Wrout
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, N. Betson, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, M. Exelby, B. Flanigan, A. Hird, G. Lane, T. Leehane, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, K. Rawle, T. Reynolds, C. Ruddell
Carlton (18.20.128) defeated Essendon (11.9.75).
Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Chitty (4), L. Collins (3), J. Wrout (3), J. Knight (2), P. Schmidt (2), J. Baird, F. Fitzgibbon, C. McInnes, J. Mooring
Essendon: G. Lane (4), D. Reynolds (3), G. Abbott, L. Dearle, M. Exelby, T. Leehane
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1942 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1942
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
7,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 18 | 18 | . | 20 | 18 | . | 20 | (128) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Margin | CARL by 40 | CARL by 35 | CARL by 72 | CARL by 53 | CARL by 53 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Atkinson, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Collins, Lance | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Mann, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 20 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 9 | |||