1923 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 9 June 1923 between Richmond and Essendon during round 6 of the 1923 VFL season. Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval. Dan Minogue captained the hosts. Syd Barker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

Richmond
Back: E. Taylor, V. Thorp, A. MacIsaac
Half-back: J. Spain, M. Hislop, G. Hislop
Centre: J. Karthaus, N. McIntosh, C. MacLeod
Half-forward: F. Harley, D. Griffiths, K. Rush
Forward: G. Petzke, D. Lynch, D. Hayes
Follower: H. James, D. Minogue (capt.), S. Wootton

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

Richmond (9.11.65) were defeated by Essendon (12.15.87).

Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Griffiths (2), F. Harley (2), D. Hayes (2), D. Lynch (2), K. Rush
Essendon: G. Stockdale (4), J. McCarthy (3), T. Jenkins (2), S. Barker, N. Beckton, R. Watt

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Richmond v Essendon
Date: Saturday 9 June 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Essendon
Score: 9.11.65 - 12.15.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 6 4 . 9 7 . 9 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Essendon 3 . 1 3 . 10 4 . 13 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Margin ESSE by 1 RICH by 5 RICH by 14 ESSE by 22 ESSE by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dan Minogue (Richmond), Syd Barker (Essendon)
Captains: Dan Minogue (Richmond), Syd Barker (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Griffiths, Dave CHF ? 2 ?
16 Harley, Frank HFFL ? 2 ?
20 Hayes, Doug FPR ? 2 ?
9 Hislop, Gordon HBFR ? 0 ?
6 Hislop, Max CHB ? 0 ?
4 James, Hughie RU ? 0 ?
23 Karthaus, Jim WL ? 0 ?
27 Lynch, Dave FF ? 2 ?
29 MacIsaac, Angus BPR ? 0 ?
24 MacLeod, Cedric WR ? 0 ?
3 McIntosh, Norm C ? 0 ?
1 Minogue, Dan (c) RU ? 0 ?
25 Petzke, Gus FPL ? 0 ?
29 Rush, Kevin HFFR ? 1 ?
22 Spain, Jim HBFL ? 0 ?
7 Taylor, Ernie BPL ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic FB ? 0 ?
26 Wootton, Stan RO ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 11

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barker, Syd (c) RU ? 1 ?
3 Beckton, Norm RU ? 1 ?
22 Callahan, Joe CHF ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde BPL ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack WL ? 0 ?
13 Harrison, Joe BPR ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry FB ? 0 ?
18 Irwin, Vince FPR ? 0 ?
21 Jenkins, Tommy FPL ? 2 ?
12 Laidlaw, Col HFFR ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank RO ? 0 ?
27 Marchesi, Val HBFR ? 0 ?
14 May, Charlie C ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Justin CHB ? 3 ?
20 Raisbeck, Ralph HBFL ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg FF ? 4 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy WR ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley HFFL ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 15

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