1891 VFA Round 2: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1891 between Essendon and Richmond during round 2 of the 1891 VFA season. Essendon hosted Richmond at East Melbourne. Bill Fleming captained the hosts with Alick Dick as vice-captain.

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond were then 10th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1891 VFA Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday 9 May 1891
Time: 3:05 PM
Venue: East Melbourne

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Richmond
Score: 8.9.8 - 4.3.4

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 2 5 . 6 7 . 9 8 . 9 8 . 9 (8)
Richmond 1 . 0 2 . 2 3 . 3 4 . 3 4 . 3 (4)
Margin ESSE by 1 ESSE by 3 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Essendon), unknown (Richmond)
Captains: Bill Fleming (Essendon), unknown (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Alick Dick (Essendon), unknown (Richmond)

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Dick, Alick (vc) ? ? ?
Dick, Bob ? ? ?
Fleming, Bill (c) ? ? ?
Julien, Jim ? ? ?
Rushed
Total (4 players) 8

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL
Rushed
Total (0 players) 4

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