1952 VFL Round 16: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1952 between Carlton and Essendon during round 16 of the 1952 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.), D. Beasy, J. Brown, H. Caspar, B. Comben, J. Conley, F. Davies, V. English, R. Green, O. Grieve, D. Guy, A. Hodgson, J. Howell, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Molony, J. Spencer, F. Stafford, K. Warburton
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, B. Brittingham, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Heenan, J. Jones, R. Lunn, R. Martini, W. May, R. McConnell, R. McEwin, P. O'Sullivan, G. Sewell, B. Syme, A. Thaw
Carlton (11.16.82) were defeated by Essendon (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Carlton: J. Howell (4), F. Davies (3), D. Beasy, K. Hands, A. Hodgson, J. Spencer
Essendon: J. Coleman (5), J. Carstairs (2), J. Jones (2), S. Booth, F. Gallagher, R. McEwin
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 5th on the ladder and Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1952 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 9 August 1952
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
34,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | CARL by 21 | ESSE by 27 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 1 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Caspar, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Conley, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Green, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Grieve, Ollie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Guy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Hodgson, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Stafford, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 16 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Brittingham, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Lunn, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Martini, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | May, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | McEwin, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 11 | |||