1945 VFL Round 14: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1945 between Carlton and Essendon during round 14 of the 1945 VFL season. Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park. Bob Chitty captained the hosts. Dick Reynolds captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.

Carlton
B. Chitty (capt.), J. Baird, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, V. Brown, J. Clark, L. Collins, B. Deacon, K. Hands, R. Hines, K. Hopper, C. McInnes, R. McLean, M. Price, A. Sanger, R. Savage, H. Turner, D. Williams, C. Wines

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, F. Buttsworth, W. Buttsworth, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, A. Hird, B. Hutchison, R. Jory, C. Lambert, G. Lane, J. Lyons, B. Pearson, R. Powell, C. Ruddell, A. Shaw, B. Syme

Carlton (11.9.75) were defeated by Essendon (10.18.78).

Goalkickers
Carlton: L. Collins (5), H. Turner (2), J. Baird, K. Baxter, M. Price, R. Savage
Essendon: B. Brittingham (2), R. Jory (2), F. Buttsworth, E. Coward, L. Dearle, M. Dimble, B. Hutchison, R. Powell

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 7th on the ladder and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Saturday 21 July 1945
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Essendon
Score: 11.9.75 - 10.18.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 1 6 . 5 8 . 6 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Essendon 1 . 5 5 . 9 6 . 12 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Margin CARL by 14 CARL by 2 CARL by 6 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Carlton), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Captains: Bob Chitty (Carlton), Dick Reynolds (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Hooper

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
25 Baird, Jim ? ? 1 ?
21 Baxter, Ken ? ? 1 ?
3 Bennett, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Brown, Vin ? ? 0 ?
6 Chitty, Bob (c) ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Collins, Lance ? ? 5 ?
23 Deacon, Bert ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken ? ? 0 ?
11 Hines, Ron ? ? 0 ?
2 Hopper, Ken ? ? 0 ?
31 McInnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
14 McLean, Rod ? ? 0 ?
30 Price, Mick ? ? 1 ?
18 Sanger, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Savage, Ron ? ? 1 ?
7 Turner, Herb ? ? 2 ?
12 Williams, Doug ? ? 0 ?
10 Wines, Clinton ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 9

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 2 ?
35 Bushby, Percy ? ? 0 ?
27 Buttsworth, Fred ? ? 1 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
1 Coward, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
10 Dearle, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
9 Dimble, Murray ? ? 1 ?
6 Hird, Allan ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 1 ?
19 Jory, Ron ? ? 2 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
22 Lane, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
26 Lyons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Pearson, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Powell, Ray ? ? 1 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
12 Shaw, Alan ? ? 0 ?
34 Syme, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 18

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