1923 VFL 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 VFL season. Essendon hosted South Melbourne at MCG. Syd Barker captained the hosts. Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.

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

South Melbourne
Back: J. Scanlan, A. Hiskins, T. Hynes
Half-back: F. Laird, A. Hando, F. Ross
Centre: A. Wood, P. Scanlan (capt.), J. O'Connell
Half-forward: H. Robertson, M. Brown, B. Sutton
Forward: B. Condon, T. Johnson, H. Alexander
Follower: R. Cazaly, H. Matthews, M. Tandy

Essendon (8.9.57) were defeated by South Melbourne (10.14.74).

Goalkickers
Essendon: F. Maher (2), J. McCarthy (2), G. Stockdale (2), G. Shorten, R. Watt
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (7), H. Robertson, F. Ross, M. Tandy

Match Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 2
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
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
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Syd Barker (Essendon), Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne)
Captains: Syd Barker (Essendon), Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Mutch

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
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 WR ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley HFFL ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 9

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
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 50s

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Syd Barker
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
18 J. Scanlan 8 A. Hiskins 22 T. Hynes 1 S. Barker (c)

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

FORWARD 24 F. Maher

HALF-BACK



12 F. Laird 9 A. Hando 6 F. Ross



30 G. Shorten 27 V. Marchesi 10 R. Watt



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



17 A. Wood 1 P. Scanlan (c) 26 J. O'Connell



8 J. Sullivan 14 C. May 28 J. Garden FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 11 R. Cazaly

HALF-FORWARD 31 H. Matthews

27 H. Robertson 32 M. Brown 30 B. Sutton 2 M. Tandy

7 H. Hunter 15 R. Laing 13 J. Harrison



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



21 B. Condon 23 T. Johnson 3 H. Alexander



11 C. Farrell 18 V. Irwin 2 C. Donaldson



BACK



South Melbourne Coach: Charlie Pannam