1923 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 8 September 1923 between Geelong and Essendon during round 17 of the 1923 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval.
Bert Rankin captained the hosts with Cliff Rankin as vice-captain.
Syd Barker captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Taylor and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.
Geelong
Back:
B. Hudd, S. Thomas, B. McCarter
Half-back:
J. Dunstone, G. Todd, K. Nicolson
Centre:
T. Stevenson, B. Rankin (capt.), L. Smith
Half-forward:
C. Rankin (vice-capt.), E. Fleming, F. Jorgensen
Forward:
B. Keane, L. Hagger, E. Greeves
Follower:
K. Johns, C. Plane, A. Pink
Essendon
Back:
C. Donaldson, H. Hunter, K. Adam
Half-back:
R. Laing, T. Fitzmaurice, C. Farrell
Centre:
J. Garden, C. May, J. Sullivan
Half-forward:
R. Watt, V. Irwin, G. Shorten
Forward:
J. Callahan, G. Stockdale, J. McCarthy
Follower:
S. Barker (capt.), N. Beckton, F. Maher
Geelong (9.6.60) were defeated by Essendon (8.14.62).
Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (3), C. Plane (2), E. Fleming, E. Greeves, F. Jorgensen, B. Keane
Essendon: N. Beckton (2), V. Irwin (2), J. McCarthy (2), J. Callahan, G. Stockdale
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 8 September 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | (60) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Margin | ESSE by 15 | GEEL by 1 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 2 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Taylor
(Geelong),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bert Rankin
(Geelong),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 4 | Dunstone, Jack | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | FF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Hudd, Bill | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Keith | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jorgensen, Frank | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Keane, Bill | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McCarter, Billy | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Nicolson, Ken | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pink, Arthur | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Plane, Charlie | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Rankin, Bert (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (vc) | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 6 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 26 | Adam, Ken | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Callahan, Joe | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Justin | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | FF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
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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| 2 | C. Donaldson | 7 | H. Hunter | 26 | K. Adam | 9 | K. Johns |
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| 20 | E. Greeves | 14 | L. Hagger | 25 | B. Keane | 13 | C. Plane |
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| 15 | R. Laing | 6 | T. Fitzmaurice | 11 | C. Farrell |
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| 23 | F. Jorgensen | 11 | E. Fleming | 6 | C. Rankin (vc) |
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| 28 | J. Garden | 14 | C. May | 8 | J. Sullivan |
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| 16 | L. Smith | 2 | B. Rankin (c) | 15 | T. Stevenson | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
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| HALF-FORWARD | 3 | N. Beckton |
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| 10 | R. Watt | 18 | V. Irwin | 30 | G. Shorten | 24 | F. Maher |
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| 27 | K. Nicolson | 19 | G. Todd | 4 | J. Dunstone |
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| 22 | J. Callahan | 25 | G. Stockdale | 16 | J. McCarthy |
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| 24 | B. McCarter | 21 | S. Thomas | 31 | B. Hudd |
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| Essendon | Coach: Syd Barker | ||||||||||||||