1923 VFL Season Round 13: Essendon v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 4 August 1923 between Essendon and Carlton during round thirteen of the 1923 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (15.13.103) defeated Carlton (5.7.37).

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

Essendon

Captain: Syd Barker
Coach: Syd Barker

Carlton

Captain: Horrie Clover
Coach: Horrie Clover

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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