1943 VFL Qualifying Round 3: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1943 between Essendon and Carlton during the third qualifying round of the 1943 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, J. Cockburn, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Exelby, L. Gardiner, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, G. Lane, G. Langley, E. Plummer, C. Ruddell, N. Smith, H. Torney

Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), J. Bennett, B. Chitty, J. Clark, T. Dillon, F. Fitzgibbon, G. Gniel, B. Green, R. Hines, C. McInnes, J. Mooring, M. Price, K. Rae, A. Sanger, R. Savage, G. Tudor, T. Tuohill, M. Wilson, J. Wrout

Essendon (9.13.67) were defeated by Carlton (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Lane (2), G. Abbott, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, G. Langley, D. Reynolds, H. Torney
Carlton: J. Wrout (3), C. McInnes (2), T. Dillon, R. Hines, J. Mooring, M. Price, R. Savage

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1943 VFL Season
Round: Qualifying Round 3
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 14 August 1943
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 19,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Carlton
Score: 9.13.67 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 3 5 . 7 7 . 10 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Carlton 1 . 3 5 . 6 8 . 7 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin ESSE by 18 ESSE by 1 CARL by 3 CARL by 3 CARL by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Perce Bentley (Carlton)
Captains: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Jim Francis (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
31 Betson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassin, Jack ? ? 1 ?
27 Cockburn, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
10 Dearle, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
4 Exelby, Murray ? ? 0 ?
11 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
18 Langley, Gil ? ? 1 ?
8 Plummer, Elton ? ? 0 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 1 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
24 Smith, Noel ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 13

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Bennett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Chitty, Bob ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Dillon, Tom ? ? 1 ?
8 Fitzgibbon, Fred ? ? 0 ?
10 Francis, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Gniel, George ? ? 0 ?
32 Green, Bob ? ? 0 ?
11 Hines, Ron ? ? 1 ?
31 McInnes, Charlie ? ? 2 ?
16 Mooring, Jim ? ? 1 ?
30 Price, Mick ? ? 1 ?
23 Rae, Keith ? ? 0 ?
18 Sanger, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 1 ?
20 Tudor, Graham ? ? 0 ?
5 Tuohill, Ted ? ? 0 ?
27 Wilson, Mac ? ? 0 ?
28 Wrout, Jack ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 10

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