1923 VFL Season Round 8: Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 23 June 1923 between Melbourne and Carlton during round eight of the 1923 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Carlton at the MCG. Percy Wilson captained the hosts. Horrie Clover captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Wilson and the visitors were coached by Horrie Clover.

Melbourne (9.11.65) were defeated by Carlton (11.8.74).

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 23 June 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,558

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 9.11.65 - 11.8.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 6 4 . 8 5 . 9 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Carlton 5 . 0 8 . 3 11 . 7 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Margin CARL by 18 CARL by 19 CARL by 34 CARL by 9 CARL by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Percy Wilson
Coach: Percy Wilson

Carlton

Captain: Horrie Clover
Coach: Horrie Clover

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
6 Abernethy, Bob ? ? 0 ?
14 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 1 ?
7 Anthony, Mick ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert ? ? 1 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George ? ? 1 ?
23 James, Roy ? ? 1 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
22 Makin, Jim ? ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek ? ? 0 ?
13 Shelton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 1 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy ? ? 2 ?
20 Wilson, Alf ? ? 0 ?
25 Wilson, Percy (c) ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 11

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Beasy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
14 Bell, Harry ? ? 0 ?
13 Blackman, Billy ? ? 0 ?
16 Bolt, George ? ? 0 ?
26 Brew, Ray ? ? 0 ?
1 Clover, Horrie (c) ? ? 2 ?
30 Davies, Johnny ? ? 1 ?
20 Duncan, Alex ? ? 2 ?
8 Faust, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
12 Fraser, Jim ? ? 1 ?
19 Hart, Tom ? ? 1 ?
5 Hiskins, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
7 Morrissey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
4 Pringle, Fred ? ? 2 ?
22 Toole, Harry ? ? 1 ?
17 Whannell, Dan ? ? 1 ?
6 Wilson, Bob ? ? 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