1905 VFA Season Grand Final: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 7 October 1905 between Richmond and North Melbourne in the challenge final of the 1905 season of the Victorian Football Association.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at East Melbourne.
Alec Edmond captained the hosts with Arthur Cleghorn as vice-captain.
Jack Smith captained the visitors.
Richmond (9.7.61) defeated North Melbourne (5.6.36).
Match Details
Season:
1905 VFA Season
Round:
Challenge Final (Grand Final)
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 7 October 1905
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
9.7.61 - 5.6.36
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 6 | (36) |
| Margin | RICH by 12 | level | RICH by 33 | RICH by 25 | RICH by 25 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Richmond
Captain: Alec EdmondVice-Captain: Arthur Cleghorn
North Melbourne
Captain: Jack SmithMatch Umpires
Field Umpires
W. FreameGoal Umpires
D. ElderJ. Shaw
Boundary Umpires
J. O'LoughlinH. Woolfe
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Bownas, George | FB | ? | ? | ? | |
| Carkeek, William | HFFR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur (vc) | FPR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Edmond, Alec (c) | HBFL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Hutchinson, Jack | FF | ? | ? | ? | |
| Knell, Dick | CHF | ? | ? | ? | |
| Lang, Bill | CHB | ? | ? | ? | |
| Leach, Ted | RU | ? | ? | ? | |
| Lithgow, Bert | WR | ? | ? | ? | |
| McDonald, Ernie | FPL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Megson, Jack | HFFL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Ricketts, Charlie | RO | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rigby, Harry | WL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rudduck, Ernie | HBFR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Smith, Jack | BPR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Sykes, Wally | C | ? | ? | ? | |
| Williams, Charles | BPL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Williams, Tom | RU | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 7 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Considine, Pat | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Londerigan, Mike | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Morrison, Len | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rolent, Steve | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Smith, Jack (c) | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (5 players) | 5 | 6 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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