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.
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, 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
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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)
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 | 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 | 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 | ||||||||||||||