1947 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1947 between Essendon and Carlton during round 5 of the 1947 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Ern Henfry captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), G. Abbott, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, R. Hill, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, H. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, H. Tonkes
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), G. Bailey, J. Baird, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, V. Brown, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, F. Fitzgibbon, R. Garby, R. Green, O. Grieve, J. Howell, B. Kelsey, A. Sanger, F. Stafford, H. Turner, D. Williams
Essendon (8.16.64) were defeated by Carlton (14.7.91).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Leehane (4), H. Equid, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, G. Lane
Carlton: R. Garby (3), H. Turner (3), F. Davies (2), J. Howell (2), F. Stafford (2), K. Baxter, J. Conley
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
32,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| Carlton | 5 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 0 | 13 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 7 | (91) |
| Margin | CARL by 20 | CARL by 14 | CARL by 42 | CARL by 27 | CARL by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Ern Henfry
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Equid, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hill, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 16 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kelsey, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sanger, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 7 | |||