1923 VFL Season Round 2: Collingwood v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1923 between Collingwood and Essendon during round two of the 1923 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Essendon at Victoria Park.
Percy Rowe captained the hosts with Harry Saunders as vice-captain.
Syd Barker captained the visitors with Jimmy Sullivan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.
Collingwood (9.11.65) were defeated by Essendon (12.7.79).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Percy RoweVice-Captain: Harry Saunders
Coach: Jock McHale
Essendon
Captain: Syd BarkerVice-Captain: Jimmy Sullivan
Coach: Syd Barker
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 (vc) | 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
| Collingwood | Coach: Jock McHale | ||||||||||||||
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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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| FORWARD | 2 | T. Baker |
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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 (vc) |
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| 20 | C. Milburn | 8 | H. Chesswas | 31 | L. Wescott | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 1 | S. Barker (c) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||