1945 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1945 between Essendon and Carlton during round 3 of the 1945 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Bob Chitty captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, B. Annesley, N. Betson, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, L. Dearle, L. Gardiner, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Jory, G. Lane, B. Pearson, R. Powell, C. Ruddell, N. Smith, R. Thomas
Carlton
B. Chitty (capt.), J. Bennett, R. Boys, V. Brown, J. Clark, F. Fitzgibbon, B. Green, A. Hall, A. Hearn, R. Hines, K. Hopper, J. Jones, C. Mann, J. Mooring, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, D. Williams, C. Wines
Essendon (22.18.150) defeated Carlton (7.8.50).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Lane (4), B. Pearson (4), D. Reynolds (4), B. Brittingham (3), G. Abbott (2), B. Annesley (2), R. Jory (2), P. Bushby
Carlton: J. Mooring (2), J. Bennett, A. Hearn, M. Price, R. Savage, C. Wines
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Carlton were then 12th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1945
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 14 | 22 | . | 18 | 22 | . | 18 | (150) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 55 | ESSE by 100 | ESSE by 100 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Bob Chitty
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. McLellan
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Annesley, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dearle, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hird, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Jory, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smith, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Thomas, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 22 | 18 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Boys, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hearn, Adrian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hines, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopper, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Jones, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Mann, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Savage, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wines, Clinton | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 8 | |||