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 with Jimmy Sullivan as vice-captain. 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 (vice-capt.)
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)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Richmond), Jimmy Sullivan (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 (vc) 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