1923 VFL Round 1: Essendon v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1923 between Essendon and St Kilda during round 1 of the 1923 VFL season.
Essendon hosted St Kilda at Windy Hill.
Syd Barker captained the hosts with Jimmy Sullivan as vice-captain.
Dave McNamara captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Dave McNamara.
Essendon
Back:
K. Adam, F. Baring, C. Donaldson
Half-back:
C. Farrell, T. Fitzmaurice, R. Laing
Centre:
J. Garden, C. May, J. Sullivan (vice-capt.)
Half-forward:
R. Watt, J. Callahan, F. Maher
Forward:
J. McCarthy, G. Stockdale, T. Jenkins
Follower:
S. Barker (capt.), N. Beckton, C. Hardy
St Kilda
Back:
J. Milne, B. Lenne, R. Harper
Half-back:
C. Gambetta, B. Cubbins, C. Watson
Centre:
H. Mason, B. Carr, R. De Garis
Half-forward:
O. Lamplough, D. McNamara (capt.), W. Eicke
Forward:
L. Reynolds, H. Moyes, B. Tymms
Follower:
J. Jenkins, A. MacKenzie, J. James
Essendon (15.13.103) defeated St Kilda (8.12.60).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Stockdale (10), J. McCarthy (3), N. Beckton, T. Jenkins
St Kilda: J. Jenkins (2), A. MacKenzie (2), R. De Garis, D. McNamara, H. Moyes, B. Tymms
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 1st on the ladder and St Kilda were then 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Essendon
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 5 May 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 4 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| St Kilda | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | (60) |
| Margin | STKL by 1 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 43 | ESSE by 43 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Dave McNamara
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Dave McNamara
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Jimmy Sullivan
(Essendon),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 26 | Adam, Ken | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Callahan, Joe | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Farrell, Charlie | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hardy, Charlie | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jenkins, Tommy | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Justin | FPL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | FF | ? | 10 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy (vc) | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 13 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 13 | Carr, Barney | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Cubbins, Bill | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | De Garis, Rex | WR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Eicke, Wels | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Harper, Ray | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | James, Jack | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Jenkins, Jimmy | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Lamplough, Orville | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lenne, Bert | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | MacKenzie, Aubrey | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Mason, Horrie | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McNamara, Dave (c) | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Milne, Jimmy | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moyes, Harry | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Reynolds, Les | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Tymms, Bill | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Watson, Colin | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 12 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 10 | J. Milne | 8 | B. Lenne | 17 | R. Harper | 1 | S. Barker (c) |
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| 21 | T. Jenkins | 25 | G. Stockdale | 16 | J. McCarthy | 3 | N. Beckton |
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| 7 | C. Gambetta | 2 | B. Cubbins | 5 | C. Watson |
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| 24 | F. Maher | 22 | J. Callahan | 10 | R. Watt |
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| 9 | H. Mason | 13 | B. Carr | 14 | R. De Garis |
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| 8 | J. Sullivan (vc) | 14 | C. May | 28 | J. Garden | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 12 | J. Jenkins |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 3 | A. MacKenzie |
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| 20 | O. Lamplough | 1 | D. McNamara (c) | 11 | W. Eicke | 18 | J. James |
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| 15 | R. Laing | 6 | T. Fitzmaurice | 11 | C. Farrell |
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| 21 | L. Reynolds | 6 | H. Moyes | 15 | B. Tymms |
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| 2 | C. Donaldson | 5 | F. Baring | 26 | K. Adam |
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