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1923 Practice Match vs Oakleigh Juniors

Saturday 14 April - Warrawee Park

Melbourne 4.8, 4.9, 6.16, 16.23.119
Oakleigh 1.3, 1.3, 4.4, 4.4.28

Melbourne win by 91 points

Goalkickers: Bob Abernethy 2, Bert Chadwick 1, O'Brien 1, Howse 1, Matthews 1, Unknown 10

The team was rotated at half time, with many new players introduced.

For three quarters the game was well-contested, before the better conditioned league side ran away with the game.

Team
B: South, Wilson, Nelson
HB: Meeking, Thomas, Furlong
C: Peck, Collins, Taylor
HF: J. Abernethy, Mollison, Gardner
F: B. Abernethy, Bowen, Sewell
Foll: Shelton, Chadwick, Haines

Notes:
Howse may have been Jack House.

Media
Sporting Globe - 14/04/1923
Herald - 14/04/1923
Argus - 16/04/1923