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
Quarter Breakdown
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| 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 | |||||||||||
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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| 27 | T. Corrigan | 4 | H. Jenkin | 34 | J. Scales | 1 | S. Barker (c) |
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| 21 | T. Jenkins | 25 | G. Stockdale | 18 | V. Irwin | 22 | J. Callahan |
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| 21 | J. Tarbotton | 2 | S. Molan | 5 | E. Elliott |
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| 30 | G. Shorten | 3 | N. Beckton | 10 | R. Watt |
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| 19 | F. Williams | 31 | L. Warren | 16 | E. Michel |
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| 8 | J. Sullivan (vc) | 14 | C. May | 28 | J. Garden | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 29 | G. Collins |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 24 | G. McCracken |
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| 30 | P. Parratt | 23 | L. Bryant | 7 | G. Rattray (c) | 6 | L. Gale |
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| 27 | V. Marchesi | 6 | T. Fitzmaurice | 15 | R. Laing |
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| 12 | N. Cockram | 9 | J. Freake | 11 | H. Carter |
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| 2 | C. Donaldson | 7 | H. Hunter | 9 | H. Harrison |
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| Fitzroy | Coach: Vic Belcher | ||||||||||||||