1923 VFL Round 4: Carlton v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1923 between Carlton and Essendon during round 4 of the 1923 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Essendon at Princes Park.
Paddy O'Brien captained the hosts.
Syd Barker captained the visitors with Jimmy Sullivan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Horrie Clover and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.
Carlton
Back:
J. Morrissey, R. Faust, G. Bolt
Half-back:
J. Davies, P. O'Brien (capt.), B. Wilson
Centre:
J. Goonan, J. Russell, H. Bell
Half-forward:
F. Pritchard, A. Duncan, F. Pringle
Forward:
R. Brew, J. Fraser, J. Greenhill
Follower:
M. Beasy, H. Toole, S. McLatchie
Essendon
Back:
C. Donaldson, H. Hunter, G. Campbell
Half-back:
V. Marchesi, T. Fitzmaurice, R. Laing
Centre:
J. Sullivan (vice-capt.), J. Garden, C. May
Half-forward:
V. Irwin, J. Callahan, G. Shorten
Forward:
T. Jenkins, G. Stockdale, J. McCarthy
Follower:
S. Barker (capt.), N. Beckton, F. Maher
Carlton (9.11.65) were defeated by Essendon (14.19.103).
Goalkickers
Carlton: R. Brew (2), S. McLatchie (2), M. Beasy, A. Duncan, J. Goonan, J. Greenhill, F. Pritchard
Essendon: G. Stockdale (4), N. Beckton (2), V. Irwin (2), T. Jenkins (2), J. Sullivan (2), F. Maher, G. Shorten
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Carlton
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
33,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Carlton | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 11 | (65) |
| Essendon | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 19 | 14 | . | 19 | (103) |
| Margin | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 38 | ESSE by 38 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Horrie Clover
(Carlton),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
Paddy O'Brien
(Carlton),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Carlton),
Jimmy Sullivan
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Lewis
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 11 | Beasy, Maurie | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Bell, Harry | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bolt, George | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Brew, Ray | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Davies, Johnny | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Duncan, Alex | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Faust, Rowley | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Fraser, Jim | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Goonan, Jimmy | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Greenhill, Jack | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | McLatchie, Stewart | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Morrissey, Jack | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | O'Brien, Paddy (c) | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Pringle, Fred | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Pritchard, Frank | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Russell, Joe | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Toole, Harry | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Wilson, Bob | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 11 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Callahan, Joe | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Jenkins, Tommy | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Marchesi, Val | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Justin | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy (vc) | WL | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 19 | |||
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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| 2 | C. Donaldson | 7 | H. Hunter | 17 | G. Campbell | 11 | M. Beasy |
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| 6 | J. Greenhill | 12 | J. Fraser | 26 | R. Brew | 22 | H. Toole |
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| 27 | V. Marchesi | 6 | T. Fitzmaurice | 15 | R. Laing |
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| 4 | F. Pringle | 20 | A. Duncan | 18 | F. Pritchard |
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| 8 | J. Sullivan (vc) | 28 | J. Garden | 14 | C. May |
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| 14 | H. Bell | 2 | J. Russell | 3 | J. Goonan | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
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| 18 | V. Irwin | 22 | J. Callahan | 30 | G. Shorten | 24 | F. Maher |
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| 6 | B. Wilson | 10 | P. O'Brien (c) | 30 | J. Davies |
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| 21 | T. Jenkins | 25 | G. Stockdale | 16 | J. McCarthy |
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| 16 | G. Bolt | 8 | R. Faust | 7 | J. Morrissey |
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| Essendon | Coach: Syd Barker | ||||||||||||||