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.
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
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
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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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)
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 | 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 | 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 | ||||||||||||||