1908 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1908 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 3 of the 1908 VFL season. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. Charlie Pannam captained the hosts with Jack Hardiman as vice-captain. Jim Sharp captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Condon.

Richmond
Back: C. Williams, E. McDonald, G. Gibson
Half-back: D. Chapman, B. Luff, I. Lawson
Centre: J. Megson, H. Hill, B. Bowden
Half-forward: D. Condon, B. Bourke, B. Schmidt
Forward: S. O'Connell, C. Pannam (capt.), T. Ohlson
Follower: J. Hardiman (vice-capt.), B. Lang, B. Mahoney

Fitzroy
Back: V. Duncan, E. Jenkins, L. Barker
Half-back: B. Dick, J. Sharp (capt.), P. Sheehan
Centre: B. Bailes, T. Beauchamp, J. Edgeley
Half-forward: B. Campbell, W. Johnson, J. Cooper
Forward: W. Naismith, L. Sharp, B. Smith
Follower: H. Milne, B. Walker, L. Millis

Richmond (7.13.55) were defeated by Fitzroy (11.14.80).

Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Bourke (2), B. Mahoney (2), D. Condon, C. Pannam, B. Schmidt
Fitzroy: J. Cooper (3), W. Johnson (2), L. Millis (2), H. Milne (2), B. Smith (2)

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Fitzroy were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 16 May 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Fitzroy
Score: 7.13.55 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 0 . 3 3 . 8 6 . 12 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Fitzroy 1 . 5 5 . 8 7 . 11 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin FITZ by 8 FITZ by 12 FITZ by 5 FITZ by 25 FITZ by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Condon (Richmond), unknown (Fitzroy)
Captains: Charlie Pannam (Richmond), Jim Sharp (Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains: Jack Hardiman (Richmond), unknown (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Coombes
Boundary Umpire: J. Gregory, G. Hastings

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bourke, Bill CHF ? 2 ?
Bowden, Bob WR ? 0 ?
Chapman, Doug HBFL ? 0 ?
Condon, Dick HFFL ? 1 ?
Gibson, George BPR ? 0 ?
Hardiman, Jack (vc) RU ? 0 ?
Hill, Herbert C ? 0 ?
Lang, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Lawson, Ivor HBFR ? 0 ?
Luff, Bill CHB ? 0 ?
Mahoney, Bill RO ? 2 ?
McDonald, Ernie FB ? 0 ?
Megson, Jack WL ? 0 ?
O'Connell, Stan FPL ? 0 ?
Ohlson, Ted FPR ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie (c) FF ? 1 ?
Schmidt, Billy HFFR ? 1 ?
Williams, Charles BPL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 13

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bailes, Barclay WL ? 0 ?
Barker, Lou BPR ? 0 ?
Beauchamp, Tammy C ? 0 ?
Campbell, Bill HFFL ? 0 ?
Cooper, Jack HFFR ? 3 ?
Dick, Billy HBFL ? 0 ?
Duncan, Val BPL ? 0 ?
Edgeley, Jack WR ? 0 ?
Jenkins, Ern FB ? 0 ?
Johnson, Wally CHF ? 2 ?
Millis, Les RO ? 2 ?
Milne, Herbert RU ? 2 ?
Naismith, Wally FPL ? 0 ?
Sharp, Jim (c) CHB ? 0 ?
Sharp, Les FF ? 0 ?
Sheehan, Percy HBFR ? 0 ?
Smith, Bob FPR ? 2 ?
Walker, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 14

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