1947 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Essendon at the 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 (14.15.99) defeated Essendon (11.17.83).

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFL Season
Round: Second Semi Final
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Saturday 13 September 1947
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 75,475

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Essendon
Score: 14.15.99 - 11.17.83

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

Carlton

Captain: Ern Henfry
Coach: Perce Bentley

Essendon

Captain: Dick Reynolds
Coach: Dick Reynolds

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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