1951 VFL Round 18: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1951 between Carlton and Essendon during round 18 of the 1951 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
Ken Hands captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), J. Baird, D. Beasy, J. Brown, H. Caspar, J. Clark, B. Comben, J. Conley, F. Davies, V. English, O. Grieve, A. Hodgson, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, F. Stafford, G. Stafford, H. Sullivan, A. Thynne, K. Warburton
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, B. Brittingham, J. Coleman, A. Dale, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, B. Harper, J. Jones, C. Lambert, H. Lambert, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, K. McDonald, N. McDonald, R. McEwin, B. Snell, B. Syme, G. Tate
Carlton (9.10.64) were defeated by Essendon (16.12.108).
Goalkickers
Carlton: B. Comben (3), K. Warburton (2), V. English, K. Hands, F. Stafford, H. Sullivan
Essendon: J. Coleman (7), J. Gill (2), B. Hutchison (2), R. McEwin (2), J. Jones, G. Leek, B. Snell
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 7th on the ladder and Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1951 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1951
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
27,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Margin | CARL by 4 | CARL by 21 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 44 | ESSE by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Baird, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Caspar, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Stafford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Sullivan, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Thynne, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 10 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 15 | Dale, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Harper, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McDonald, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Snell, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Tate, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 16 | 12 | |||