1962 VFL Round 5: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1962 between Carlton and Essendon during round 5 of the 1962 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
John Nicholls captained the hosts.
Jack Clarke captained the visitors with Geoff Leek as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ken Hands and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.
Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), L. Brereton, B. Buckley, J. Carroll, T. Carroll, G. Collis, B. Cox, M. Cross, B. Crowe, P. Falconer, J. Gill, K. Greenwood, J. Heathcote, J. James, M. Kick, W. Lofts, B. McMaster-Smith, M. Sankey, S. Silvagni, V. Varlamos
Essendon
J. Clarke (capt.), G. Leek (vice-capt.), J. Birt, R. Blew, B. Capuano, B. Davis, P. Doran, A. Epis, T. Fordham, K. Fraser, G. Johnston, A. King, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, C. Payne, T. Rodgers, D. Shaw, I. Shelton, J. Somerville, K. Timms
Carlton (11.7.73) were defeated by Essendon (17.16.118).
Goalkickers
Carlton: T. Carroll (4), J. Carroll (2), J. Nicholls (2), G. Collis, P. Falconer, J. Gill
Essendon: K. Timms (5), C. Payne (3), J. Clarke (2), H. Mitchell (2), T. Rodgers (2), J. Somerville (2), J. Birt
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 5th on the ladder and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1962 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 19 May 1962
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
36,457
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 16 | (118) |
| Margin | level | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 41 | ESSE by 45 | ESSE by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ken Hands
(Carlton),
John Coleman
(Essendon)
Captains:
John Nicholls
(Carlton),
Jack Clarke
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Geoff Leek
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Hodgson
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Brereton, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Carroll, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Carroll, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Collis, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Cox, Berkley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Cross, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Crowe, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Gill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Greenwood, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Heathcote, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | James, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Kick, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lofts, Wes | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | McMaster-Smith, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, John (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Sankey, Maurice | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Silvagni, Serge | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Varlamos, Vasil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 7 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Birt, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Blew, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Capuano, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Clarke, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Davis, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Doran, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Epis, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fordham, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fraser, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnston, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | King, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Leek, Geoff (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Mitchell, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Payne, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Rodgers, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Shaw, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shelton, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, John | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Timms, Ken | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 16 | |||