1944 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1944 between Essendon and Carlton during round 15 of the 1944 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Bob Atkinson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Cockburn, E. Coward, L. Dearle, B. Flanigan, L. Griggs, T. Healy, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, C. Lambert, G. Lane, E. Plummer, R. Powell, T. Reynolds, N. Smith
Carlton
B. Atkinson (capt.), F. Anderson, J. Bennett, B. Chitty, J. Clark, B. Deacon, F. Fitzgibbon, B. Green, B. Lucas, C. McInnes, R. McLean, J. Mooring, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, G. Tudor, A. Way, D. Williams, J. Wrout
Essendon (6.9.45) were defeated by Carlton (14.20.104).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Lane (3), L. Dearle, B. Hutchison, D. Reynolds
Carlton: B. Deacon (4), J. Mooring (3), J. Wrout (3), C. McInnes, M. Price, R. Savage, A. Way
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Carlton were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1944 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1944
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 20 | 14 | . | 20 | (104) |
| Margin | CARL by 15 | CARL by 21 | CARL by 46 | CARL by 59 | CARL by 59 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bob Atkinson
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hooper
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Cockburn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Healy, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 9 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Atkinson, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lucas, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Tudor, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Way, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 20 | |||