1923 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1923 between Essendon and Richmond during round 15 of the 1923 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Syd Barker captained the hosts.
Dan Minogue captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Essendon
Back:
C. Donaldson, H. Hunter, C. Farrell
Half-back:
R. Laing, T. Fitzmaurice, K. Adam
Centre:
J. Garden, C. May, J. Sullivan
Half-forward:
R. Watt, T. Jenkins, G. Shorten
Forward:
J. Callahan, G. Stockdale, J. McCarthy
Follower:
S. Barker (capt.), N. Beckton, F. Maher
Richmond
Back:
N. McIntosh, V. Thorp, J. Harrison
Half-back:
D. Minogue (capt.), M. Hislop, J. Smith
Centre:
B. McCaskill, G. Bayliss, K. Osmond
Half-forward:
F. Harley, M. Connors, D. Don
Forward:
S. Wootton, M. Morris, D. Hayes
Follower:
F. Huggard, H. James, N. Turnbull
Essendon (9.8.62) defeated Richmond (8.6.54).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Stockdale (3), T. Jenkins (2), S. Barker, J. Callahan, J. McCarthy, R. Watt
Richmond: F. Harley (3), M. Morris (3), D. Hayes, S. Wootton
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 25 August 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | (54) |
| Margin | RICH by 5 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 8 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Dan Minogue
(Richmond)
Captains:
Syd Barker
(Essendon),
Dan Minogue
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Shaw
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 26 | Adam, Ken | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | RU | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Jenkins, Tommy | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Justin | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 8 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Bayliss, George | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Connors, Matt | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Harley, Frank | HFFL | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Harrison, Joe | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hislop, Max | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Huggard, Frank | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | James, Hughie | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McCaskill, Bob | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McIntosh, Norm | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Minogue, Dan (c) | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Morris, Mel | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Osmond, Keith | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Turnbull, Norm | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wootton, Stan | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 6 | |||
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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| 3 | N. McIntosh | 5 | V. Thorp | 8 | J. Harrison | 1 | S. Barker (c) |
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| 16 | J. McCarthy | 25 | G. Stockdale | 22 | J. Callahan | 3 | N. Beckton |
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| FORWARD | 24 | F. Maher |
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| 1 | D. Minogue (c) | 6 | M. Hislop | 10 | J. Smith |
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| 30 | G. Shorten | 21 | T. Jenkins | 10 | R. Watt |
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| 25 | B. McCaskill | 2 | G. Bayliss | 31 | K. Osmond |
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| 8 | J. Sullivan | 14 | C. May | 28 | J. Garden | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 25 | F. Huggard |
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| 16 | F. Harley | 24 | M. Connors | 17 | D. Don | 13 | N. Turnbull |
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| 26 | K. Adam | 6 | T. Fitzmaurice | 15 | R. Laing |
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| 26 | S. Wootton | 11 | M. Morris | 20 | D. Hayes |
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| 11 | C. Farrell | 7 | H. Hunter | 2 | C. Donaldson |
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| Richmond | Coach: Dan Minogue | ||||||||||||||