1923 VFL Round 3: South Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1923 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 3 of the 1923 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval. Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts. Syd Barker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

South Melbourne
Back: J. Scanlan, A. Hiskins, B. McDonald
Half-back: T. Hynes, A. Hando, F. Ross
Centre: A. Wood, S. James, T. Joyce
Half-forward: P. Scanlan (capt.), W. Matthews, L. Woodfield
Forward: B. Condon, B. Allison, H. Alexander
Follower: R. Cazaly, H. Matthews, M. Tandy

Essendon
Back: H. Harrison, H. Hunter, C. Donaldson
Half-back: G. Campbell, T. Fitzmaurice, R. Laing
Centre: J. Garden, C. May, J. Sullivan
Half-forward: R. Watt, J. Callahan, F. Maher
Forward: T. Jenkins, G. Stockdale, J. McCarthy
Follower: S. Barker (capt.), N. Beckton, C. Hardy

South Melbourne (4.15.39) were defeated by Essendon (6.13.49).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: B. Allison, R. Cazaly, W. Matthews, L. Woodfield
Essendon: G. Stockdale (2), N. Beckton, C. Hardy, T. Jenkins, F. Maher

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: South Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 19 May 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 4.15.39 - 6.13.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 6 2 . 9 4 . 13 4 . 15 4 . 15 (39)
Essendon 1 . 1 3 . 7 5 . 9 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Margin SMLB by 11 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 2 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne), Syd Barker (Essendon)
Captains: Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne), Syd Barker (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Kain

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Alexander, Harold FPR ? 0 ?
4 Allison, Bobby FF ? 1 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy RU ? 1 ?
21 Condon, Bill FPL ? 0 ?
9 Hando, Arthur CHB ? 0 ?
8 Hiskins, Arthur FB ? 0 ?
22 Hynes, Tammy HBFL ? 0 ?
14 James, Syd C ? 0 ?
15 Joyce, Tom WR ? 0 ?
31 Matthews, Herb RU ? 0 ?
16 Matthews, Wal CHF ? 1 ?
32 McDonald, Bob BPR ? 0 ?
6 Ross, Frank HBFR ? 0 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe BPL ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) HFFL ? 0 ?
2 Tandy, Mark RO ? 0 ?
17 Wood, Artie WL ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les HFFR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 15

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barker, Syd (c) RU ? 0 ?
3 Beckton, Norm RU ? 1 ?
22 Callahan, Joe CHF ? 0 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet HBFL ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde BPR ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom CHB ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack WL ? 0 ?
33 Hardy, Charlie RO ? 1 ?
9 Harrison, Harry BPL ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry FB ? 0 ?
21 Jenkins, Tommy FPL ? 1 ?
15 Laing, Roy HBFR ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank HFFR ? 1 ?
14 May, Charlie C ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Justin FPR ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg FF ? 2 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy WR ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley HFFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 13

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 50s

Player Line-Up

South Melbourne Coach: Charlie Pannam
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
9 H. Harrison 7 H. Hunter 2 C. Donaldson 11 R. Cazaly

3 H. Alexander 4 B. Allison 21 B. Condon 31 H. Matthews

FORWARD 2 M. Tandy

HALF-BACK



17 G. Campbell 6 T. Fitzmaurice 15 R. Laing



29 L. Woodfield 16 W. Matthews 1 P. Scanlan (c)



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



28 J. Garden 14 C. May 8 J. Sullivan



15 T. Joyce 14 S. James 17 A. Wood FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 1 S. Barker (c)

HALF-FORWARD 3 N. Beckton

10 R. Watt 22 J. Callahan 24 F. Maher 33 C. Hardy

6 F. Ross 9 A. Hando 22 T. Hynes



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



21 T. Jenkins 25 G. Stockdale 16 J. McCarthy



32 B. McDonald 8 A. Hiskins 18 J. Scanlan



BACK



Essendon Coach: Syd Barker