1905 VFA Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results of Richmond for the 1905 VFA season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Port Melbourne in a semi final and defeating North Melbourne in the final, North Melbourne exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers. Richmond defeated North Melbourne in the challenge final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1905 VFA Season
Team:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 198.2)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Alec Edmond
Vice-Captain:
Arthur Cleghorn
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backhouse, Charlie | 3 | 0 | R02, R05, PF | |
| Bownas, George | 5 | 0 | R15, R17, SF, PF, GF | |
| Brennan, Arthur | 6 | 0 | R01-05, R07 | |
| Carkeek, William | 13 | 0 | R08-17, SF, PF, GF | |
| Cleghorn, Arthur | 13 | 0 | R02-12, R18, GF | |
| Edmond, Alec | 20 | 0 | R01-17, SF, PF, GF | |
| Hutchinson, Jack | 16 | 0 | R01-05, R07-09, R13-17, SF, PF, GF | |
| Knell, Dick | 17 | 0 | R02-12, R14-17, SF, GF | |
| Lang, Bill | 16 | 0 | R03-04, R06-16, SF, PF, GF | |
| Leach, Ted | 17 | 0 | R02-15, SF, PF, GF | |
| Lithgow, Bert | 11 | 0 | R10-17, SF, PF, GF | |
| McDonald, Ernie | 16 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R07-15, R17, PF, GF | |
| Megson, Jack | 18 | 0 | R03-17, SF, PF, GF | |
| Ricketts, Charlie | 18 | 0 | R02-12, R14-17, SF, PF, GF | |
| Rigby, Harry | 13 | 0 | R01, R05-08, R10-11, R14-16, SF, PF, GF | |
| Rudduck, Ernie | 11 | 0 | R01-02, R06, R08, R11, R14-16, SF, PF, GF | |
| Smith, Jack | 16 | 0 | R01-03, R06-17, GF | |
| Sykes, Wally | 19 | 0 | R02-17, SF, PF, GF | |
| Williams, Charles | 19 | 0 | R01-11, R13-17, SF, PF, GF | |
| Williams, Tom | 16 | 0 | R01-08, R10-11, R15-17, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Charles Williams | George Bownas | Jack Smith |
| Half-Back: | Alec Edmond | Bill Lang | Ernie Rudduck |
| Centre: | Harry Rigby | Wally Sykes | Bert Lithgow |
| Half-Forward: | Jack Megson | Dick Knell | William Carkeek |
| Forward: | Ernie McDonald | Jack Hutchinson | Arthur Cleghorn |
| Follower: | Ted Leach | Tom Williams | Charlie Ricketts |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 21 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/1905 | Round 1 | West Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | WMLB by 16 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 13/05/1905 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 20 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 20/05/1905 | Round 3 | Preston | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 52 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 27/05/1905 | Round 4 | Brunswick | HOME | WIN | RICH by 69 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 03/06/1905 | Round 5 | Williamstown | AWAY | LOSS | WILL by 35 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 10/06/1905 | Round 6 | Port Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | PMLB by 2 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 17/06/1905 | Round 7 | Essendon (A) | HOME | WIN | RICH by 48 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 01/07/1905 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | RICH by 86 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 08/07/1905 | Round 9 | Prahran | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 65 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 15/07/1905 | Round 10 | West Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 42 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 22/07/1905 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 11 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 29/07/1905 | Round 12 | Preston | HOME | WIN | RICH by 45 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 05/08/1905 | Round 13 | Brunswick | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 49 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 12/08/1905 | Round 14 | Williamstown | HOME | WIN | RICH by 31 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 19/08/1905 | Round 15 | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 3 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 26/08/1905 | Round 16 | Essendon (A) | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 14 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 02/09/1905 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 38 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 09/09/1905 | Round 18 | Prahran | HOME | WIN | RICH by 62 | unknown | Arthur Cleghorn |
| 23/09/1905 | Semi Final | Port Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 26 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 30/09/1905 | Preliminary Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 20 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
| 07/10/1905 | Grand Final | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 25 | unknown | Alec Edmond |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.