1923 VFL Round 16: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1923 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1923 VFL season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill. Syd Barker captained the hosts. Charlie Lilley captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Percy Wilson.

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

Melbourne
Back: J. Flanagan, H. Coy, C. Lilley (capt.)
Half-back: E. Donaldson, J. Makin, C. Streeter
Centre: M. Anthony, B. Corbett, D. Elliman
Half-forward: M. Glasscock, D. Mollison, J. Abernethy
Forward: D. Taylor, P. Tulloh, T. Elliott
Follower: H. Dunbar, J. Lord, G. Heinz

Essendon (13.20.98) defeated Melbourne (6.5.41).

Goalkickers
Essendon: S. Barker (3), N. Beckton (2), J. Callahan (2), T. Jenkins (2), F. Maher, J. McCarthy, G. Shorten, G. Stockdale
Melbourne: P. Tulloh (3), J. Abernethy, T. Elliott, D. Mollison

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 1 September 1923
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 13.20.98 - 6.5.41

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 8 8 . 11 9 . 13 13 . 20 13 . 20 (98)
Melbourne 2 . 3 4 . 4 6 . 4 6 . 5 6 . 5 (41)
Margin MELB by 1 ESSE by 31 ESSE by 27 ESSE by 57 ESSE by 57
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Syd Barker (Essendon), Percy Wilson (Melbourne)
Captains: Syd Barker (Essendon), Charlie Lilley (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Mutch

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
26 Adam, Ken BPR ? 0 ?
1 Barker, Syd (c) RU ? 3 ?
3 Beckton, Norm RU ? 2 ?
22 Callahan, Joe FPR ? 2 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde BPL ? 0 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie HBFR ? 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 ? 1 ?
27 Marchesi, Val WR ? 0 ?
14 May, Charlie C ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Justin FPL ? 1 ?
30 Shorten, George HFFR ? 1 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg FF ? 1 ?
10 Watt, Rowley HFFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 20

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Abernethy, Jim HFFR ? 1 ?
7 Anthony, Mick WL ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob C ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry FB ? 0 ?
30 Donaldson, Eric HBFL ? 0 ?
28 Dunbar, Hugh RU ? 0 ?
11 Elliman, Dave WR ? 0 ?
4 Elliott, Tom FPR ? 1 ?
2 Flanagan, Joe BPL ? 0 ?
31 Glasscock, Marcus HFFL ? 0 ?
15 Heinz, George RO ? 0 ?
8 Lilley, Charlie (c) BPR ? 0 ?
26 Lord, John RU ? 0 ?
22 Makin, Jim CHB ? 0 ?
16 Mollison, Derek CHF ? 1 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie HBFR ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick FPL ? 0 ?
18 Tulloh, Percy FF ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 5

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
2 J. Flanagan 19 H. Coy 8 C. Lilley (c) 1 S. Barker (c)

22 J. Callahan 25 G. Stockdale 16 J. McCarthy 3 N. Beckton

FORWARD 24 F. Maher

HALF-BACK



30 E. Donaldson 22 J. Makin 9 C. Streeter



30 G. Shorten 21 T. Jenkins 10 R. Watt



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



7 M. Anthony 12 B. Corbett 11 D. Elliman



27 V. Marchesi 14 C. May 28 J. Garden FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 28 H. Dunbar

HALF-FORWARD 26 J. Lord

31 M. Glasscock 16 D. Mollison 14 J. Abernethy 15 G. Heinz

11 C. Farrell 6 T. Fitzmaurice 15 R. Laing



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



35 D. Taylor 18 P. Tulloh 4 T. Elliott



26 K. Adam 7 H. Hunter 2 C. Donaldson



BACK



Melbourne Coach: Percy Wilson