1923 VFL Season: Essendon
Season Team Details
Competition:
1923 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 13-0-3, P%: 135.8)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam, Ken | #26 | 10 | 0 | R01-02, R10-17 |
| Baring, Fred | #5 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R07, GF |
| Barker, Syd | #1 | 18 | 8 | R01-08, R10-17, SF, GF |
| Beckton, Norm | #3 | 18 | 13 | R01-08, R10-17, SF, GF |
| Callahan, Joe | #22 | 14 | 5 | R01-08, R11-12, R15-17, SF |
| Campbell, Garnet | #17 | 4 | 2 | R03-04, R13-14 |
| Donaldson, Clyde | #2 | 17 | 0 | R01-08, R10-12, R14-17, SF, GF |
| Farrell, Charlie | #11 | 9 | 0 | R01, R11-17, SF |
| Fitzmaurice, Tom | #6 | 14 | 0 | R01-05, R07, R11-17, GF |
| Garden, Jack | #28 | 18 | 2 | R01-08, R10-17, SF, GF |
| Hardy, Charlie | #33 | 6 | 3 | R01-03, R13-14, GF |
| Harrison, Harry | #9 | 3 | 0 | R03, R05, R13 |
| Harrison, Joe | #13 | 9 | 1 | R06, R08, R10-14, SF, GF |
| Hayes, Bill | #4 | 2 | 0 | R08, R10 |
| Hunter, Harry | #7 | 15 | 2 | R03-08, R10-17, SF |
| Irwin, Vince | #18 | 11 | 6 | R02, R04-08, R13-14, R17, SF, GF |
| Jenkins, Tommy | #21 | 13 | 19 | R01-08, R10, R12, R15-16, GF |
| Laidlaw, Col | #12 | 2 | 0 | R06, R10 |
| Laing, Roy | #15 | 17 | 0 | R01-05, R07-08, R10-17, SF, GF |
| Maher, Frank | #24 | 18 | 11 | R01-08, R10-17, SF, GF |
| Marchesi, Val | #27 | 7 | 0 | R04-06, R08, R14, R16, SF |
| May, Charlie | #14 | 15 | 1 | R01-08, R10-11, R15-17, SF, GF |
| McCarthy, Justin | #16 | 16 | 23 | R01-04, R06-07, R10-17, SF, GF |
| Raisbeck, Ralph | #20 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Rawle, George | #6 | 1 | 0 | GF |
| Shorten, George | #30 | 14 | 8 | R04-05, R07-08, R10-17, SF, GF |
| Stockdale, Greg | #25 | 18 | 68 | R01-08, R10-17, SF, GF |
| Sullivan, Jimmy | #8 | 14 | 3 | R01-08, R10-12, R15, R17, SF |
| Watt, Rowley | #10 | 16 | 6 | R01-03, R05-08, R10-13, R15-17, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker, Syd | 18 | 14 | -0- | 4 | R01-08, R10-17, SF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Clyde Donaldson | Vince Irwin | Harry Hunter |
| Half-Back: | Roy Laing | Tom Fitzmaurice | Ken Adam |
| Centre: | Jack Garden | Charlie May | Jimmy Sullivan |
| Half-Forward: | Rowley Watt | Joe Callahan | George Shorten |
| Forward: | Tommy Jenkins | Greg Stockdale | Justin McCarthy |
| Follower: | Syd Barker | Norm Beckton | Frank Maher |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 18 out of 18 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/05/1923 | Round 1 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 43 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 12/05/1923 | Round 2 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 14 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 19/05/1923 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 10 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 26/05/1923 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 38 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 02/06/1923 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 23 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 09/06/1923 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 22 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 16/06/1923 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 14 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 23/06/1923 | Round 8 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 43 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| Round 9 | BYE | ||||||
| 14/07/1923 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 17 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 21/07/1923 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 40 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 28/07/1923 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 04/08/1923 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 66 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 11/08/1923 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 21 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 25/08/1923 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 8 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 01/09/1923 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 57 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 08/09/1923 | Round 17 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 2 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| Round 18 | BYE | ||||||
| 29/09/1923 | Semi Final | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 17 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |
| 20/10/1923 | Grand Final | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Syd Barker | Syd Barker |