1954 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1954 between Essendon and Carlton during round 5 of the 1954 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. Carstairs, J. Clarke, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, H. Morris, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner
Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), A. Boyle, J. Brown, J. Chick, B. Comben, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, K. Hunt, J. James, G. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Moran, K. O'Brien, N. O'Brien, J. Spencer, G. Stafford, T. Walsh, M. Wenn, D. Zeunert
Essendon (8.18.66) were defeated by Carlton (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Towner (4), S. Booth (2), B. Hutchison, H. Mitchell
Carlton: N. O'Brien (3), K. Hands (2), J. James, J. Mills, B. Milroy, J. Spencer
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Carlton remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 18 | 8 | . | 18 | (66) |
| Carlton | 0 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | ESSE by 28 | CARL by 15 | CARL by 5 | CARL by 3 | CARL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Perce Bentley
(Carlton)
Captains:
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon),
Ken Hands
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Morris, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 18 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Boyle, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hunt, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Kerr, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Moran, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Brien, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Stafford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Walsh, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wenn, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 15 | |||