1947 VFL Semi Final 2: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 13 September 1947 between Carlton and Essendon in the second semi final of the 1947 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at MCG.
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, V. Brown, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, F. Fitzgibbon, R. Garby, R. Green, A. Greenshields, O. Grieve, K. Hands, J. Howell, J. Mooring, F. Stafford, H. Turner, D. Williams
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, H. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell, G. Tate
Carlton (14.15.99) defeated Essendon (11.17.83).
Goalkickers
Carlton: H. Turner (4), J. Baird (3), F. Davies (3), K. Hands (2), J. Mooring, F. Stafford
Essendon: B. Brittingham (2), J. Jones (2), D. Reynolds (2), B. Hutchison, G. Lane, T. Leehane, K. Rawle, G. Tate
As a result of this match, Carlton faced Essendon in the grand final and Essendon faced Fitzroy in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1947 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 13 September 1947
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
75,475
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 0 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Margin | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 9 | CARL by 16 | CARL by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ern Henfry
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bailey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Brown, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fitzgibbon, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Ruddell, Cec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 17 | |||