1947 VFL Season Round 16: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 2 August 1947 between Carlton and Essendon during round sixteen of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (7.12.54) were defeated by Essendon (13.16.94).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Essendon
Score: 7.12.54 - 13.16.94

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

Carlton

Captain: Ern Henfry
Coach: Perce Bentley

Essendon

Captain: Dick Reynolds
Coach: Dick Reynolds

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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