1923 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 2 June 1923 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 5 of the 1923 VFL season. Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill. Syd Barker captained the hosts with Jimmy Sullivan as vice-captain. Gordon Rattray captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.

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

Fitzroy
Back: T. Corrigan, H. Jenkin, J. Scales
Half-back: J. Tarbotton, S. Molan, E. Elliott
Centre: F. Williams, L. Warren, E. Michel
Half-forward: P. Parratt, L. Bryant, G. Rattray (capt.)
Forward: N. Cockram, J. Freake, H. Carter
Follower: G. Collins, G. McCracken, L. Gale

Essendon (4.13.37) were defeated by Fitzroy (8.12.60).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Stockdale (3), S. Barker
Fitzroy: L. Bryant (2), J. Freake (2), G. McCracken (2), H. Carter, L. Gale

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Essendon v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 2 June 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 35,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Fitzroy
Score: 4.13.37 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 3 2 . 5 3 . 9 4 . 13 4 . 13 (37)
Fitzroy 1 . 1 3 . 5 5 . 9 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin ESSE by 2 FITZ by 6 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 23 FITZ by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Syd Barker (Essendon), Vic Belcher (Fitzroy)
Captains: Syd Barker (Essendon), Gordon Rattray (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Jimmy Sullivan (Essendon), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barker, Syd (c) RU ? 1 ?
3 Beckton, Norm CHF ? 0 ?
22 Callahan, Joe RU ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde BPR ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom CHB ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack WL ? 0 ?
9 Harrison, Harry BPL ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry FB ? 0 ?
18 Irwin, Vince FPL ? 0 ?
21 Jenkins, Tommy FPR ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy HBFL ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank RO ? 0 ?
27 Marchesi, Val HBFR ? 0 ?
14 May, Charlie C ? 0 ?
30 Shorten, George HFFR ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg FF ? 3 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy (vc) WR ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley HFFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 13

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Bryant, Les CHF ? 2 ?
11 Carter, Harold FPR ? 1 ?
12 Cockram, Norm FPL ? 0 ?
29 Collins, Goldie RU ? 0 ?
27 Corrigan, Tommy BPL ? 0 ?
5 Elliott, Ern HBFR ? 0 ?
9 Freake, Jim FF ? 2 ?
6 Gale, Len RO ? 1 ?
4 Jenkin, Horrie FB ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon RU ? 2 ?
16 Michel, Ern WR ? 0 ?
2 Molan, Stan CHB ? 0 ?
30 Parratt, Percy HFFL ? 0 ?
7 Rattray, Gordon (c) HFFR ? 0 ?
34 Scales, Jack BPR ? 0 ?
21 Tarbotton, Jim HBFL ? 0 ?
31 Warren, Les C ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 12

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