1951 VFL Round 7: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1951 between Essendon and Carlton during round 7 of the 1951 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Ern Henfry captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), N. Allanson, D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, B. Harper, J. Jones, C. Lambert, R. Lunn, L. Mann, W. May, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, J. O'Halloran, F. Payne, B. Syme
Carlton
E. Henfry (capt.), J. Baird, B. Baxter, J. Brown, H. Caspar, J. Clark, B. Comben, J. Conley, F. Davies, B. Deacon, V. English, O. Grieve, D. Guy, K. Hands, A. Hodgson, L. Kerr, J. Mills, F. Stafford, H. Sullivan, K. Warburton
Essendon (11.9.75) were defeated by Carlton (13.12.90).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (4), J. Jones (3), R. McEwin (2), J. Gill, R. Lunn
Carlton: F. Stafford (4), J. Mills (3), K. Hands (2), K. Warburton (2), F. Davies, H. Sullivan
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 9 June 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | (90) |
| Margin | level | CARL by 6 | CARL by 4 | CARL by 15 | CARL by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Ern Henfry
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Jamieson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allanson, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Payne, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 9 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Baxter, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Caspar, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Deacon, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Guy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Henfry, Ern (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 13 | 12 | |||