1944 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1944 between Carlton and Essendon during round 4 of the 1944 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
Bob Atkinson captained the hosts.
Elton Plummer captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Elton Plummer.
Carlton
B. Atkinson (capt.), F. Anderson, J. Bennett, V. Brown, B. Chitty, J. Clark, F. Fitzgibbon, B. Green, R. Hines, C. McInnes, R. McLean, J. Mooring, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, G. Tudor, T. Tuohill, A. Way, J. Wrout
Essendon
E. Plummer (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, J. Cassin, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, B. Drummond, R. Finn, B. Harper, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Powell, S. Silk, N. Smith, B. Syme, J. Symons, J. Vinall
Carlton (13.17.95) defeated Essendon (14.9.93).
Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Savage (7), J. Mooring (3), A. Way (2), B. Green
Essendon: R. Finn (3), R. Powell (3), N. Smith (3), J. Cassin, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, B. Drummond, J. Vinall
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 17 | (95) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 9 | (93) |
| Margin | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 30 | CARL by 2 | CARL by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Elton Plummer
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bob Atkinson
(Carlton),
Elton Plummer
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Atkinson, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hines, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 20 | Tudor, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Tuohill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Way, Alex | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Dimble, Murray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Drummond, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Finn, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 36 | Silk, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 34 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Vinall, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 9 | |||