1923 VFL Round 2: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1923 between Collingwood and Essendon during round 2 of the 1923 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Percy Rowe captained the hosts with Harry Saunders as vice-captain.
Syd Barker captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.
Collingwood
Back:
J. Lawn, H. Saunders (vice-capt.), E. Wilson
Half-back:
H. Lingwood-Smith, C. Lee, J. Benson
Centre:
L. Wescott, H. Chesswas, C. Milburn
Half-forward:
S. Coventry, L. Murphy, G. Coventry
Forward:
C. Tyson, R. Webb, E. Cock
Follower:
J. Poulter, P. Rowe (capt.), T. Baker
Essendon
Back:
V. Irwin, F. Baring, C. Donaldson
Half-back:
R. Laing, T. Fitzmaurice, K. Adam
Centre:
J. Garden, C. May, J. Sullivan
Half-forward:
F. Maher, J. Callahan, R. Watt
Forward:
T. Jenkins, G. Stockdale, J. McCarthy
Follower:
S. Barker (capt.), N. Beckton, C. Hardy
Collingwood (9.11.65) were defeated by Essendon (12.7.79).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (3), E. Cock (2), R. Webb (2), L. Murphy, J. Poulter
Essendon: G. Stockdale (5), T. Jenkins (3), S. Barker, J. Garden, C. May, J. McCarthy
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 12 May 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
30,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Essendon
Score:
9.11.65 - 12.7.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Collingwood | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Essendon | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Margin | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 14 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
Percy Rowe
(Collingwood),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Harry Saunders
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Netherton
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Baker, Ted | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Benson, Jack | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chesswas, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cock, Eric | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Coventry, Gordon | HFFR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Coventry, Syd | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lawn, Jim | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lee, Charlie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Lingwood-Smith, Hector | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Milburn, Charlie | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Murphy, Laurie | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Poulter, Joe | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Rowe, Percy (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Saunders, Harry (vc) | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Tyson, Charlie | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Webb, Reynolds | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Wescott, Leo | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wilson, Ernie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 26 | Adam, Ken | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Callahan, Joe | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Hardy, Charlie | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jenkins, Tommy | FPL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | C | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Justin | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | FF | ? | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 7 | |||
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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| 18 | V. Irwin | 5 | F. Baring | 2 | C. Donaldson | 22 | J. Poulter |
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| 7 | E. Cock | 20 | R. Webb | 27 | C. Tyson | 23 | P. Rowe (c) |
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| 15 | R. Laing | 6 | T. Fitzmaurice | 26 | K. Adam |
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| 5 | G. Coventry | 18 | L. Murphy | 6 | S. Coventry |
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| 28 | J. Garden | 14 | C. May | 8 | J. Sullivan |
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| 20 | C. Milburn | 8 | H. Chesswas | 31 | L. Wescott | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
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| HALF-FORWARD | 3 | N. Beckton |
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| 24 | F. Maher | 22 | J. Callahan | 10 | R. Watt | 33 | C. Hardy |
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| 3 | J. Benson | 16 | C. Lee | 26 | H. Lingwood-Smith |
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| 21 | T. Jenkins | 25 | G. Stockdale | 16 | J. McCarthy |
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| 29 | E. Wilson | 25 | H. Saunders (vc) | 17 | J. Lawn |
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| Essendon | Coach: Syd Barker | ||||||||||||||