1923

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1923 Summary

After a finals appearance in 1922, Carlton suffered a poor start to the 1923 season, winning only one game in the first seven rounds, having had a bye in round 5. This left the Blues at the bottom of the ladder, and effectively ended any hopes of a finals appearance. The club managed to improve a little from here on in, winning 5 games, drawing 1 game and losing 4 in its last 10 games. This allowed the club to climb up to seventh place, and avoid winning its first wooden spoon.

This was only the second time in 21 consecutive seasons that the Blues had missed the finals. It also signalled the start of a tough run for the Blues, who wouldn't play finals football again until 1927.

Ladder

Pos	Team	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	For	Against	%
1	Essendon	13	0	3	52	165.198.1188	120.155.875	135.8
2	Fitzroy	11	0	5	44	152.208.1120	132.176.968	115.7
3	Sth Melbourne	9	0	7	36	146.185.1061	135.179.989	107.3
4	Geelong	9	0	7	36	153.210.1128	147.203.1085	104
5	Collingwood	8	1	7	34	159.184.1138	143.185.1043	109.1
6	St Kilda	8	0	8	32	125.197.947	127.197.959	98.7
7	Carlton	6	1	9	26	136.184.1000	166.195.1191	84
8	Richmond	4	0	12	16	121.180.906	156.203.1139	79.5
9	Melbourne	3	0	13	12	134.176.980	165.229.1219	80.4

People of 1923

Captain, Coach & Leading Goal-kicker: Horrie Clover - 28 goals

Milestones

Debuts: Roy Dick, Clyde Hill, Pat Kennedy, Garney Goodrick, Les Husband, Tom Hart, Ernie Martin, Fred Pringle, Bob Wilson, Ray Brew, Rowley Faust, Hedley Blackmore

Football Finance - Club Member Numbers, Gate Takings.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article251372950

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Cartoonist: SAMUEL WELLS - Horrie Clover struggling to deal with the flu, injuries and "stiff luck" which were afflicting his team during the 1923 season

Gallery

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  1923 Rd 12 - Off-field troubles for Blues.Source: 100 Years of Australian Rules Football.
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  1923 Rd 12 - Thorp (Rich) juggles as Duncan (Car) is off-balance.
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  1923 Carlton Football Club
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  1923 Frank Martin"1923 Frank Martin Sporting Globe July 29
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  1923 Rnd 1 crowd v Fitzroy"1923 Rnd 1 crowd v Fitzroy Brunswick Street Australasian May 12
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  1923 Carlton officials Wells cartoon."1923 Carlton officials Wells cartoon. Trove: Herald August 09 p2
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  Believed to be 1923 Rnd 10 team v Fitzroy at Princes Park."Believed to be 1923 Rnd 10 team v Fitzroy at Princes Park. Note; 1923 - 26 white stripe on collar Image; wikipedia, marked at 1915 premiership team
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  1923 Bill Blackman and Horrie Clover before practice match April 28"1923 Bill Blackman and Horrie Clover before practice match April 28 Trove; Sporting Globe May 02 p8
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  1923 Carlton recruit J. Wilson"1923 Carlton recruit J. Wilson Trove; Herald April 23 p6
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  1923 - VIC Rep's; Paddy O'Brien & Maurie Beasy.
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  1923 V Fitz May 10 Capture
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  1923 Rd1
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  1923 Dave Bell Sun News Pic Sept 21 P6 Capture