1923 VFL Round 11: Essendon v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 21 July 1923 between Essendon and Collingwood during round 11 of the 1923 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Collingwood at Windy Hill.
Syd Barker captained the hosts.
Harry Curtis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Essendon
Back:
C. Donaldson, H. Hunter, K. Adam
Half-back:
R. Laing, T. Fitzmaurice, C. Farrell
Centre:
J. Garden, C. May, J. Sullivan
Half-forward:
J. McCarthy, J. Harrison, R. Watt
Forward:
G. Shorten, G. Stockdale, J. Callahan
Follower:
S. Barker (capt.), N. Beckton, F. Maher
Collingwood
Back:
L. Murphy, R. Hannah, E. Wilson
Half-back:
J. Benson, C. Lee, C. Tyson
Centre:
L. Wescott, H. Chesswas, R. Baker
Half-forward:
S. Coventry, H. Curtis (capt.), B. Makeham
Forward:
E. Cock, H. Taylor, R. Webb
Follower:
J. Lawn, P. Rowe, T. Baker
Essendon (13.13.91) defeated Collingwood (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Stockdale (7), F. Maher (2), J. McCarthy (2), N. Beckton, J. Harrison
Collingwood: H. Taylor (4), R. Baker, J. Lawn, B. Makeham
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Essendon
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 21 July 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
Collingwood
Score:
13.13.91 - 7.9.51
Quarter Breakdown
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| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | ESSE by 13 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 40 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Harry Curtis
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Lewis
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 26 | Adam, Ken | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Callahan, Joe | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Farrell, Charlie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Justin | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | FF | ? | 7 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 10 | Baker, Reg | WR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Baker, Ted | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Benson, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chesswas, Harry | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cock, Eric | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Coventry, Syd | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Curtis, Harry (c) | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Hannah, Rupe | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lawn, Jim | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Lee, Charlie | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Makeham, Bob | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Murphy, Laurie | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Rowe, Percy | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Taylor, Herbie | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | Tyson, Charlie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Webb, Reynolds | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Wescott, Leo | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wilson, Ernie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 9 | |||
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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| 18 | L. Murphy | 13 | R. Hannah | 29 | E. Wilson | 1 | S. Barker (c) |
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| 22 | J. Callahan | 25 | G. Stockdale | 30 | G. Shorten | 3 | N. Beckton |
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| 3 | J. Benson | 16 | C. Lee | 27 | C. Tyson |
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| 10 | R. Watt | 13 | J. Harrison | 16 | J. McCarthy |
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| 31 | L. Wescott | 8 | H. Chesswas | 10 | R. Baker |
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| 8 | J. Sullivan | 14 | C. May | 28 | J. Garden | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 17 | J. Lawn |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 23 | P. Rowe |
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| 6 | S. Coventry | 4 | H. Curtis (c) | 19 | B. Makeham | 2 | T. Baker |
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| 11 | C. Farrell | 6 | T. Fitzmaurice | 15 | R. Laing |
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| 7 | E. Cock | 28 | H. Taylor | 20 | R. Webb |
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| 26 | K. Adam | 7 | H. Hunter | 2 | C. Donaldson |
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| Collingwood | Coach: Jock McHale | ||||||||||||||