1923 VFL Round 13: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1923 between Essendon and Carlton during round 13 of the 1923 VFL season. Essendon hosted Carlton at Windy Hill. Syd Barker captained the hosts. Horrie Clover captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Horrie Clover.

Essendon
Back: H. Harrison, V. Irwin, C. Farrell
Half-back: J. Harrison, T. Fitzmaurice, K. Adam
Centre: J. Garden, R. Laing, R. Watt
Half-forward: G. Shorten, H. Hunter, G. Campbell
Forward: C. Hardy, G. Stockdale, J. McCarthy
Follower: S. Barker (capt.), N. Beckton, F. Maher

Carlton
Back: R. Hiskins, J. Watson, R. Faust
Half-back: L. Husband, P. O'Brien, B. Wilson
Centre: D. Whannell, B. Blackman, H. Bell
Half-forward: P. Kennedy, H. Clover (capt.), A. Duncan
Forward: R. Brew, T. Hart, J. Davies
Follower: B. Boromeo, G. Goodrick, S. McLatchie

Essendon (15.13.103) defeated Carlton (5.7.37).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Stockdale (9), C. Hardy (2), H. Hunter (2), N. Beckton, J. McCarthy
Carlton: T. Hart (2), B. Boromeo, H. Clover, A. Duncan

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Carlton remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Essendon v Carlton
Date: Saturday 4 August 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Carlton
Score: 15.13.103 - 5.7.37

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 4 . 3 5 . 5 10 . 8 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Carlton 3 . 0 4 . 3 4 . 5 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
Margin ESSE by 9 ESSE by 8 ESSE by 39 ESSE by 66 ESSE by 66
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Syd Barker (Essendon), Horrie Clover (Carlton)
Captains: Syd Barker (Essendon), Horrie Clover (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Adam, Ken HBFR ? 0 ?
1 Barker, Syd (c) RU ? 0 ?
3 Beckton, Norm RU ? 1 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet HFFR ? 0 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie BPR ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom CHB ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack WL ? 0 ?
33 Hardy, Charlie FPL ? 2 ?
9 Harrison, Harry BPL ? 0 ?
13 Harrison, Joe HBFL ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry CHF ? 2 ?
18 Irwin, Vince FB ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy C ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank RO ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Justin FPR ? 1 ?
30 Shorten, George HFFL ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg FF ? 9 ?
10 Watt, Rowley WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 15 13

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Bell, Harry WR ? 0 ?
13 Blackman, Billy C ? 0 ?
27 Boromeo, Bert RU ? 1 ?
26 Brew, Ray FPL ? 0 ?
1 Clover, Horrie (c) CHF ? 1 ?
30 Davies, Johnny FPR ? 0 ?
20 Duncan, Alex HFFR ? 1 ?
8 Faust, Rowley BPR ? 0 ?
29 Goodrick, Garney RU ? 0 ?
19 Hart, Tom FF ? 2 ?
5 Hiskins, Rupe BPL ? 0 ?
31 Husband, Les HBFL ? 0 ?
32 Kennedy, Pat HFFL ? 0 ?
21 McLatchie, Stewart RO ? 0 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy CHB ? 0 ?
33 Watson, Jim FB ? 0 ?
17 Whannell, Dan WL ? 0 ?
6 Wilson, Bob HBFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 7

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

Essendon Coach: Syd Barker
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
5 R. Hiskins 33 J. Watson 8 R. Faust 1 S. Barker (c)

16 J. McCarthy 25 G. Stockdale 33 C. Hardy 3 N. Beckton

FORWARD 24 F. Maher

HALF-BACK



31 L. Husband 10 P. O'Brien 6 B. Wilson



17 G. Campbell 7 H. Hunter 30 G. Shorten



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



17 D. Whannell 13 B. Blackman 14 H. Bell



10 R. Watt 15 R. Laing 28 J. Garden FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 27 B. Boromeo

HALF-FORWARD 29 G. Goodrick

32 P. Kennedy 1 H. Clover (c) 20 A. Duncan 21 S. McLatchie

26 K. Adam 6 T. Fitzmaurice 13 J. Harrison



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



26 R. Brew 19 T. Hart 30 J. Davies



11 C. Farrell 18 V. Irwin 9 H. Harrison



BACK



Carlton Coach: Horrie Clover