1923 VFL Season 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 twelve of the 1923 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Syd Barker captained the hosts with Jimmy Sullivan as vice-captain.
Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.
Essendon (10.8.68) defeated South Melbourne (7.9.51).
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
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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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
Essendon
Captain: Syd BarkerVice-Captain: Jimmy Sullivan
Coach: Syd Barker
South Melbourne
Captain: Paddy ScanlanCoach: Charlie Pannam
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 (vc) | 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
| Essendon | Coach: Syd Barker | ||||||||||||||
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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 (vc) | 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 | ||||||||||||||