1923 VFL Season Round 7: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1923 between Melbourne and Essendon during round seven of the 1923 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Essendon at the MCG. Percy Wilson captained the hosts. Syd Barker captained the visitors with Jimmy Sullivan as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Percy Wilson and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

Melbourne (8.12.60) were defeated by Essendon (11.8.74).

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 16 June 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 29,979

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Essendon
Score: 8.12.60 - 11.8.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 3 3 . 4 4 . 9 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Essendon 4 . 3 6 . 6 7 . 8 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Margin ESSE by 18 ESSE by 20 ESSE by 17 ESSE by 14 ESSE by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Percy Wilson
Coach: Percy Wilson

Essendon

Captain: Syd Barker
Vice-Captain: Jimmy Sullivan
Coach: Syd Barker

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

F. Turnbull

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Abernethy, Jim HBFL ? 0 ?
7 Anthony, Mick WL ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert RU ? 2 ?
12 Corbett, Bob C ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry FB ? 0 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh HFFR ? 0 ?
2 Flanagan, Joe BPL ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George RO ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie BPR ? 0 ?
22 Makin, Jim CHB ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek CHF ? 1 ?
34 Moore, Vern FPR ? 1 ?
13 Shelton, Bill RU ? 1 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie HBFR ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick FF ? 1 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy HFFL ? 2 ?
20 Wilson, Alf WR ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Percy (c) FPL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 12

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred FB ? 0 ?
1 Barker, Syd (c) RU ? 1 ?
3 Beckton, Norm RU ? 1 ?
22 Callahan, Joe CHF ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde BPL ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom CHB ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack WR ? 1 ?
7 Hunter, Harry HBFR ? 0 ?
18 Irwin, Vince HFFR ? 1 ?
21 Jenkins, Tommy FPL ? 4 ?
15 Laing, Roy HBFL ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank RO ? 0 ?
14 May, Charlie C ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Justin BPR ? 2 ?
30 Shorten, George FPR ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg FF ? 1 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy (vc) WL ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley HFFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 8

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

Player Line-Up

Melbourne Coach: Percy Wilson
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
2 C. Donaldson 5 F. Baring 16 J. McCarthy 17 B. Chadwick

34 V. Moore 35 D. Taylor 25 P. Wilson (c) 13 B. Shelton

FORWARD 15 G. Heinz

HALF-BACK



15 R. Laing 6 T. Fitzmaurice 7 H. Hunter



28 H. Dunbar 16 D. Mollison 18 P. Tulloh



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



8 J. Sullivan (vc) 14 C. May 28 J. Garden



20 A. Wilson 12 B. Corbett 7 M. Anthony FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 1 S. Barker (c)

HALF-FORWARD 3 N. Beckton

10 R. Watt 22 J. Callahan 18 V. Irwin 24 F. Maher

9 C. Streeter 22 J. Makin 14 J. Abernethy



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



21 T. Jenkins 25 G. Stockdale 30 G. Shorten



8 C. Lilley 19 H. Coy 2 J. Flanagan



BACK



Essendon Coach: Syd Barker