1954 VFL Round 16: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1954 between Carlton and Essendon during round 16 of the 1954 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, A. Boyle, J. Brown, J. Chick, V. English, G. Gilchrist, J. Howell, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Moran, N. O'Brien, R. Robertson, J. Spencer, G. Stafford, K. Warburton, P. Webster, D. Zeunert
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, F. Gallagher, J. Gamble, J. Gill, J. Heenan, J. Jones, J. Knowles, G. Leek, L. Mann, H. Mitchell, P. O'Sullivan, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell, B. Taylor, J. Towner
Carlton (10.16.76) were defeated by Essendon (11.14.80).
Goalkickers
Carlton: N. O'Brien (3), J. Howell (2), J. Mills (2), R. Robertson (2), G. Gilchrist
Essendon: J. Towner (4), J. Gill (2), B. Hutchison (2), S. Booth, J. Jones, K. Peucker
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
29,744
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | CARL by 4 | CARL by 3 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Robinson
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Boyle, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Chick, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Hands, Ken (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Howell, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Moran, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Brien, Noel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Robertson, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Spencer, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Stafford, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 16 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Mann, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Sullivan, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Taylor, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 14 | |||