1923 VFL Round 12: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1923 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 12 of the 1923 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Syd Barker captained the hosts.
Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.
Essendon
Back:
C. Donaldson, H. Hunter, C. Farrell
Half-back:
J. Harrison, T. Fitzmaurice, K. Adam
Centre:
J. Garden, R. Laing, J. Sullivan
Half-forward:
R. Watt, T. Jenkins, J. McCarthy
Forward:
J. Callahan, G. Stockdale, G. Shorten
Follower:
S. Barker (capt.), N. Beckton, F. Maher
South Melbourne
Back:
J. Scanlan, A. Hiskins, B. McDonald
Half-back:
F. Laird, A. Hando, F. Ross
Centre:
A. Wood, P. Scanlan (capt.), J. O'Connell
Half-forward:
H. Alexander, M. Brown, B. Sutton
Forward:
B. Condon, T. Johnson, H. Matthews
Follower:
R. Cazaly, F. Fleiter, M. Tandy
Essendon (10.8.68) defeated South Melbourne (7.9.51).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Stockdale (3), J. McCarthy (2), J. Callahan, F. Maher, G. Shorten, J. Sullivan, R. Watt
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (4), H. Alexander, B. Condon, H. Matthews
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 July 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
25,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
10.8.68 - 7.9.51
Quarter Breakdown
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| Essendon | 4 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 1 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 17 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Charlie Pannam
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Paddy Scanlan
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Kain
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 26 | Adam, Ken | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Callahan, Joe | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Farrell, Charlie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jenkins, Tommy | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Justin | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | WR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 8 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 3 | Alexander, Harold | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Martin | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cazaly, Roy | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Condon, Bill | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Fleiter, Fred | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hando, Arthur | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hiskins, Arthur | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Johnson, Ted | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Laird, Frank | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Matthews, Herb | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | McDonald, Bob | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Connell, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Ross, Frank | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Scanlan, Joe | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sutton, Bert | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Tandy, Mark | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wood, Artie | WL | ? | 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 | J. Scanlan | 8 | A. Hiskins | 32 | B. McDonald | 1 | S. Barker (c) |
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| 30 | G. Shorten | 25 | G. Stockdale | 22 | J. Callahan | 3 | N. Beckton |
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| 12 | F. Laird | 9 | A. Hando | 6 | F. Ross |
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| 16 | J. McCarthy | 21 | T. Jenkins | 10 | R. Watt |
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| 17 | A. Wood | 1 | P. Scanlan (c) | 26 | J. O'Connell |
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| 8 | J. Sullivan | 15 | R. Laing | 28 | J. Garden | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 11 | R. Cazaly |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 7 | F. Fleiter |
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| 3 | H. Alexander | 32 | M. Brown | 30 | B. Sutton | 2 | M. Tandy |
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| 26 | K. Adam | 6 | T. Fitzmaurice | 13 | J. Harrison |
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| 21 | B. Condon | 23 | T. Johnson | 31 | H. Matthews |
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| 11 | C. Farrell | 7 | H. Hunter | 2 | C. Donaldson |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: Charlie Pannam | ||||||||||||||