1948 VFL Round 6: Carlton v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1948 between Carlton and Essendon during round 6 of the 1948 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.), J. Baird, K. Baxter, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, R. Garby, R. Green, A. Greenshields, O. Grieve, R. Hines, J. Howell, B. Kelsey, T. Simmons, A. Sorrell, F. Stafford, A. Streeter, H. Turner, D. Williams

Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, W. Buttsworth, H. Equid, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, K. Newton, K. Rawle, C. Ruddell

Carlton (14.9.93) were defeated by Essendon (19.7.121).

Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Baxter (6), R. Garby (2), A. Streeter (2), H. Turner (2), F. Davies, D. Williams
Essendon: B. Hutchison (5), K. Newton (5), H. Equid (4), D. Reynolds (2), T. Leehane, W. May, K. Rawle

As a result of this match, Carlton remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Carlton v Essendon
Date: Saturday 22 May 1948
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Essendon
Score: 14.9.93 - 19.7.121

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 4 5 . 7 9 . 8 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
Essendon 6 . 2 11 . 3 16 . 4 19 . 7 19 . 7 (121)
Margin ESSE by 10 ESSE by 32 ESSE by 38 ESSE by 28 ESSE by 28
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
25 Baird, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Baxter, Ken ? ? 6 ?
26 Clark, Jim ? ? 0 ?
35 Conley, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Davies, Fred ? ? 1 ?
23 Deacon, Bert ? ? 0 ?
20 Garby, Ray ? ? 2 ?
33 Green, Richie ? ? 0 ?
29 Greenshields, Allan ? ? 0 ?
27 Grieve, Ollie ? ? 0 ?
6 Henfry, Ern (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Hines, Ron ? ? 0 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Kelsey, Bob ? ? 0 ?
2 Simmons, Tom ? ? 0 ?
14 Sorrell, Alan ? ? 0 ?
10 Stafford, Fred ? ? 0 ?
22 Streeter, Alan ? ? 2 ?
7 Turner, Herb ? ? 2 ?
12 Williams, Doug ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 14 9

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
33 Allanson, Noel ? ? 0 ?
27 Bradley, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Brittingham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
15 Buttsworth, Wally ? ? 0 ?
32 Equid, Harry ? ? 4 ?
18 Gardiner, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Goodingham, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
6 Hassell, George ? ? 0 ?
7 Hutchison, Bill ? ? 5 ?
24 Jones, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Lambert, Chris ? ? 0 ?
9 Leehane, Ted ? ? 1 ?
12 May, Wally ? ? 1 ?
31 McClure, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 McDonald, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 McEwin, Ron ? ? 0 ?
29 Newton, Ken ? ? 5 ?
2 Rawle, Keith ? ? 1 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick (c) ? ? 2 ?
21 Ruddell, Cec ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 7

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