1905 VFA Season: Richmond

These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1905 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Port Melbourne in the first 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.

Team Details

Competition: 1905 VFA Season
Team: Richmond
Club: 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

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