1949 VFL Grand Final: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1949 between Carlton and Essendon in the grand final of the 1949 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.), J. Baird, F. Bateman, B. Baxter, K. Baxter, G. Brokenshire, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, R. Garby, R. Green, O. Grieve, K. Hands, A. Hodgson, J. Howell, J. Mooring, F. Stafford, H. Turner, D. Williams
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), B. Bradley, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, H. Lambert, G. Lane, T. Leehane, W. May, B. McClure, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, K. Rawle, B. Syme, A. Thaw
Carlton (6.16.52) were defeated by Essendon (18.17.125).
Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Baxter, K. Baxter, R. Garby, K. Hands, J. Howell, H. Turner
Essendon: J. Coleman (6), K. Rawle (3), B. Hutchison (2), J. Jones (2), B. Syme (2), T. Leehane, R. McEwin, D. Reynolds
As a result of this match, Essendon were the premiers and Carlton were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 24 September 1949
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
88,718
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 10 | 3 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 16 | 6 | . | 16 | (52) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 17 | 18 | . | 17 | (125) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 57 | ESSE by 73 | ESSE by 73 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ern Henfry
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Goal Umpire:
T. Nicholson,
C. White
Boundary Umpire:
B. Downie,
W. Quinn
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bateman, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Baxter, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Brokenshire, Geoff | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Turner, Herb | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Williams, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 16 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bradley, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lane, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leehane, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | McClure, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 36 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 17 | |||