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.
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
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)
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 | 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 | 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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| St Kilda | Coach: Dave McNamara | ||||||||||||||