1955 VFL Round 9: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 11 June 1955 between Carlton and Essendon during round 9 of the 1955 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
Bill Milroy captained the hosts.
Bill Hutchison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
Carlton
B. Milroy (capt.), P. Aitken, D. Beasy, K. Bergin, B. Bosustow, J. Brown, H. Caspar, B. Comben, G. Donaldson, J. Ellis, V. English, G. Ferry, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Molony, J. Paice, J. Sullivan, K. Warburton, P. Webster
Essendon
B. Hutchison (capt.), D. Bigelow, R. Burgess, J. Carstairs, J. Clarke, B. Colliver, D. Dench, M. Diston, R. Fox, F. Gallagher, J. Gill, J. Harrington, J. Heenan, G. Leek, R. McConnell, H. Mitchell, I. Monks, M. Pascoe, K. Peucker, G. Sewell
Carlton (4.4.28) were defeated by Essendon (11.20.86).
Goalkickers
Carlton: K. Bergin, B. Bosustow, J. Mills, B. Milroy
Essendon: H. Mitchell (3), B. Hutchison (2), G. Sewell (2), R. Fox, J. Gill, G. Leek, K. Peucker
As a result of this match, Carlton were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1955 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 11 June 1955
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
29,555
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 4 | (28) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 20 | 11 | . | 20 | (86) |
| Margin | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 33 | ESSE by 30 | ESSE by 58 | ESSE by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Carlton),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Milroy
(Carlton),
Bill Hutchison
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Aitken, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Bergin, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Bosustow, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Brown, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Caspar, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Ellis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | English, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Mills, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Milroy, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Molony, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Paice, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Warburton, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 4 | 4 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bigelow, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Carstairs, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Colliver, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dench, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Diston, Morton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Gallagher, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Harrington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hutchison, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McConnell, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Monks, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Peucker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Sewell, Greg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 20 | |||