1891 VFA Season Round 2: Essendon v Richmond

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

Essendon (8.9.8) defeated Richmond (4.3.4).

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

Essendon

Captain: Bill Fleming
Vice-Captain: Alick Dick

Richmond

Captain: unknown

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