1957 VFL Round 18: Essendon v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1957 between Essendon and Carlton during round 18 of the 1957 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill.
Geoff Leek captained the hosts.
Laurie Kerr captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jim Francis.
Essendon
G. Leek (capt.), J. Birt, S. Booth, R. Burgess, J. Clarke, R. Fox, J. Gamble, J. Gill, B. Gluyas, K. Green, C. Hebbard, J. Heenan, J. Knowles, L. Maloney, H. Mitchell, A. Murdoch, M. Pascoe, B. Shearman, B. Suter, J. Towner
Carlton
L. Kerr (capt.), D. Beasy, L. Brereton, B. Buckley, G. Burke, K. Clarke, B. Comben, B. Crowe, G. Donaldson, G. Ferry, G. Gilchrist, J. James, D. Nicholls, J. Nicholls, M. Pope, D. Strauch, J. Sullivan, P. Webster, A. White, D. Zeunert
Essendon (17.21.123) defeated Carlton (9.8.62).
Goalkickers
Essendon: B. Gluyas (5), J. Birt (4), H. Mitchell (3), S. Booth (2), J. Gill, C. Hebbard, L. Maloney
Carlton: D. Beasy (2), L. Brereton (2), G. Burke, J. Nicholls, D. Strauch, A. White, D. Zeunert
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Carlton were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1957 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Essendon
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1957
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
35,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 21 | 17 | . | 21 | (123) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 26 | ESSE by 37 | ESSE by 61 | ESSE by 61 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jim Francis
(Carlton)
Captains:
Geoff Leek
(Essendon),
Laurie Kerr
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nash
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Booth, Stan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Burgess, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Fox, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gamble, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Gluyas, Bob | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 37 | Green, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hebbard, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Heenan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Knowles, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maloney, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Murdoch, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Pascoe, Mal | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Shearman, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Suter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Towner, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 21 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Beasy, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Burke, Gerald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Clarke, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Comben, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Donaldson, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ferry, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gilchrist, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kerr, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Nicholls, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Pope, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Strauch, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Sullivan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Zeunert, Denis | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 8 | |||