1953 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1953 between Essendon and Carlton during round 8 of the 1953 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Bill Hutchison captained the hosts.
Ken Hands captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, J. Clarke, J. Coleman, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, L. Gardiner, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Jones, G. Leek, L. Mann, R. McConnell, N. McDonald, I. Monks, P. O'Sullivan, G. Sewell, B. Syme, A. Thaw
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), D. Beasy, J. Brown, G. Burke, H. Caspar, J. Chick, B. Comben, H. Dern, V. English, G. Ferry, D. Guy, J. Howell, J. James, L. Kerr, K. McKaige, J. Mills, B. Milroy, J. Spencer, M. Thomas, M. Wenn
Essendon (14.14.98) defeated Carlton (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Coleman (6), F. Gallagher (2), I. Monks (2), J. Gill, B. Hutchison, G. Leek, B. Syme
Carlton: M. Wenn (3), G. Burke (2), K. Hands, J. Spencer
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1953 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 13 June 1953
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
30,300
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Carlton | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | CARL by 41 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 45 | ESSE by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Barbour
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Coleman, John | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Gardiner, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Syme, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Thaw, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Caspar, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dern, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Guy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McKaige, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Thomas, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wenn, Max | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 7 | 11 | |||