1923 VFL Season Semi Final 2: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 1923 between Essendon and South Melbourne in the second semi final of the 1923 season of the Victorian Football League.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at the MCG.
Syd Barker captained the hosts with Jimmy Sullivan as vice-captain.
Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.
Essendon (8.9.57) were defeated by South Melbourne (10.14.74).
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Second Semi Final
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 September 1923
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
55,617
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
8.9.57 - 10.14.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Essendon | 2 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | ESSE by 9 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | SMLB by 17 | SMLB by 17 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Essendon
Captain: Syd BarkerVice-Captain: Jimmy Sullivan
Coach: Syd Barker
South Melbourne
Captain: Paddy ScanlanCoach: Charlie Pannam
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Barker, Syd (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Callahan, Joe | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Farrell, Charlie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Marchesi, Val | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Justin | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy (vc) | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 9 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 3 | Alexander, Harold | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Martin | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cazaly, Roy | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Condon, Bill | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hando, Arthur | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hiskins, Arthur | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hynes, Tammy | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Johnson, Ted | FF | ? | 7 | ? |
| 12 | Laird, Frank | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Matthews, Herb | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | O'Connell, Jack | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Robertson, Harold | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Ross, Frank | HBFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Scanlan, Joe | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sutton, Bert | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Tandy, Mark | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Wood, Artie | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 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
| Essendon | Coach: Syd Barker | ||||||||||||||
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| 18 | J. Scanlan | 8 | A. Hiskins | 22 | T. Hynes | 1 | S. Barker (c) |
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| 16 | J. McCarthy | 25 | G. Stockdale | 22 | J. Callahan | 3 | N. Beckton |
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| 12 | F. Laird | 9 | A. Hando | 6 | F. Ross |
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| 30 | G. Shorten | 27 | V. Marchesi | 10 | R. Watt |
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| 17 | A. Wood | 1 | P. Scanlan (c) | 26 | J. O'Connell |
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| 8 | J. Sullivan (vc) | 14 | C. May | 28 | J. Garden | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 11 | R. Cazaly |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 31 | H. Matthews |
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| 27 | H. Robertson | 32 | M. Brown | 30 | B. Sutton | 2 | M. Tandy |
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| 7 | H. Hunter | 15 | R. Laing | 13 | J. Harrison |
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| 21 | B. Condon | 23 | T. Johnson | 3 | H. Alexander |
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| 11 | C. Farrell | 18 | V. Irwin | 2 | C. Donaldson |
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| South Melbourne | Coach: Charlie Pannam | ||||||||||||||