1947 VFL Round 16: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1947 between Carlton and Essendon during round 16 of the 1947 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
Ern Henfry captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), G. Bailey, J. Baird, J. Bennett, R. Boys, V. Brown, L. Carr, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, F. Fitzgibbon, R. Garby, R. Green, A. Greenshields, O. Grieve, K. Hands, A. Sorrell, F. Stafford, H. Turner, D. Williams
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, J. Jones, C. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Newton, B. Pearson, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, G. Tate, H. Tonkes
Carlton (7.12.54) were defeated by Essendon (13.16.94).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Baird (3), H. Turner (2), R. Boys, R. Garby
Essendon: T. Leehane (4), B. Brittingham (2), G. Lane (2), B. Bradley, J. Jones, K. Rawle, D. Reynolds, G. Tate
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 2 August 1947
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
38,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Margin | ESSE by 1 | level | level | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ern Henfry
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Sawyer
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Boys, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Carr, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Sorrell, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Newton, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Pearson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Tonkes, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 16 | |||