| Carlton | 1.4 | 10 | 4.7 | 31 | 5.18 | 48 | 7.22 | 64 | | Essendon | 2.2 | 14 | 5.4 | 34 | 5.5 | 35 | 6.9 | 45 |
| Venue: Windy Hill | Date: Saturday May 7, 1949 |
| Result: Win by 19 points | Umpire: Spokes | Crowd: 29,000 |
| Goalkickers: J.Conley 2, F.Davies 2, J.Howell 1, T.Simmons 1, A.Streeter 1. |
| Reports: | Injuries: A.Greenshields replaced J.Howell (leg) in last quarter. |
Game Review
Essendon's new goal kicking sensation John Coleman has his first real test today against the competition's No.1 full back
Ollie Grieve. Coleman manage only one goal in the first half from a free kick when Carlton debutant
Geoff Brokenshire foolishly knocked him over. Greive had the better of Coleman who ended the day with just 2.3
Team
| B: | 33 Ritchie Green | 27 Ollie Grieve | 31 Geoff Brokenshire |
| HB: | 25 Jim Baird | 1 Ken Hands | 26 Jim Clark |
| C: | 24 Arthur Hodgson | 6 Ern Henfry (c) | 18 Alan Thynne |
| HF: | 2 Tom Simmons | 20 Ray Garby | 10 Fred Stafford |
| F: | 28 Fred Davies | 21 Ken Baxter | 22 Allan Streeter |
| Ruck: | 13 Jack Howell | 5 Ken Aitken | 35 Jack Conley |
| Res: | 19 Allan Greenshields | 8 Jack Hardy | |
| Coach: | Percy Bentley |
Milestones
Debut: Geoff Brokenshire
Round 3 |
Round 5
