1905 VFA Season Round 1: West Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1905 between West Melbourne and Richmond during round one of the 1905 season of the Victorian Football Association. West Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval. Bert Ryan captained the hosts with Bill Madden as vice-captain. Alec Edmond captained the visitors.

West Melbourne (8.8.56) defeated Richmond (6.4.40).

Match Details

Season: 1905 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: West Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 6 May 1905
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval

Match Results

Outcome: West Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 8.8.56 - 6.4.40

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
West Melbourne 1 . 1 4 . 3 5 . 7 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Richmond 1 . 1 2 . 1 3 . 1 6 . 4 6 . 4 (40)
Margin level WMLB by 14 WMLB by 18 WMLB by 16 WMLB by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

West Melbourne

Captain: Bert Ryan
Vice-Captain: Bill Madden

Richmond

Captain: Alec Edmond

Player Statistics

West Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Johnson, Arch ? ? ? ?
Madden, Bill (vc) ? ? ? ?
Ryan, Bert (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 8 8

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Brennan, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Edmond, Alec (c) ? ? ? ?
Hutchinson, Jack ? ? ? ?
McDonald, Ernie ? ? ? ?
Rigby, Harry ? ? ? ?
Rudduck, Ernie ? ? ? ?
Smith, Jack ? ? ? ?
Williams, Charles ? ? ? ?
Williams, Tom ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (9 players) 6 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