1949 VFL Round 4: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1949 between Essendon and Carlton during round 4 of the 1949 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, W. Buttsworth, J. Coleman, V. Fisher, L. Gardiner, I. Goodingham, B. Harper, G. Hassell, B. Hutchison, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, W. May, N. McDonald, K. Rawle, B. Syme
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), K. Aitken, J. Baird, K. Baxter, G. Brokenshire, J. Clark, J. Conley, F. Davies, R. Garby, R. Green, A. Greenshields, O. Grieve, K. Hands, J. Hardy, A. Hodgson, J. Howell, T. Simmons, F. Stafford, A. Streeter, A. Thynne
Essendon (6.9.45) were defeated by Carlton (7.22.64).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Rawle (3), J. Coleman (2), J. Jones
Carlton: J. Conley (2), F. Davies (2), J. Howell, T. Simmons, A. Streeter
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Carlton were then 1st on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1949 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 7 May 1949
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
29,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 18 | 7 | . | 22 | 7 | . | 22 | (64) |
| Margin | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 3 | CARL by 13 | CARL by 19 | CARL by 19 | |||||||||||
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Fisher, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Goodingham, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hassell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rawle, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 9 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Aitken, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Brokenshire, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Garby, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Greenshields, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hardy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Simmons, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Streeter, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Thynne, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 22 | |||