1948 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1948 between Essendon and Carlton during round 17 of the 1948 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Ern Henfry captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, D. Bryar, P. Bushby, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, G. Hassell, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, B. Syme, G. Tate
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), J. Baird, K. Baxter, F. Cahill, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, R. Garby, R. Green, O. Grieve, K. Hands, A. Hodgson, J. Howell, B. Hunter, B. Kelsey, T. Simmons, A. Streeter, H. Turner, D. Williams
Essendon (16.15.111) defeated Carlton (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Brittingham (6), G. Tate (3), T. Leehane (2), B. Syme (2), J. Jones, K. Rawle, D. Reynolds
Carlton: J. Howell (2), B. Hunter (2), A. Streeter (2), J. Baird, K. Baxter, R. Garby, T. Simmons, H. Turner
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1948 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1948
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
28,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Carlton | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | CARL by 1 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Ern Henfry
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Spokes
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 10 | Bryar, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 15 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Cahill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Hunter, Basil | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kelsey, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Simmons, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Streeter, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 11 | |||