Round 11, 1899

From Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club

Carlton

0.1

1

2.1

13

2.5

17

3.8

26

Essendon

0.3

3

2.6

18

3.8

26

8.9

57

Venue:

Princes Park

Date:

Saturday 22 July 1899

Result:

Loss by 31 Points

Crowd:
Goalkickers:

D.Walker 2, G.Cowell 1.

Reports:
Umpire:

McCoy

Injuries:
Best:

Game Review

Playing at home against a strong finals contender in Essendon, the Blues showed plenty of grit for three quarters, but faltered when the whips started cracking, and suffered another five-goal defeat.

At the end of this round Carlton were in 7th spot on the ladder with a percentage of 44.8.

Team

B: George Cowell Harry Lewis Pat Considine
HB: Bobby Walsh Henry McShane (c) Bill Casey
C: Bobadil Hooper Bill McNamara Peter Williams
HF: Bill Sharkey Ernie Walton Dick Walker
F: Will Stuckey (vc) Dan Lanigan Bob Bird
Ruck: Len Morrison Bill Collins Billy Monagle
No Coach: No coach and the captain directed the side

Changes

In: P.Williams, B.McNamara, B.Stuckey, B.Collins Out: W.Ocock, G.Young, A.Thompson, D.Gorsuch

Milestones

Debut: Bill Collins Last game: Harry Lewis


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