1908 VFL Round 5: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1908 between Richmond and Geelong during round 5 of the 1908 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval. Charlie Pannam captained the hosts with Jack Hardiman as vice-captain. Henry Young captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Condon.

Richmond
Back: D. Chapman, H. Neil, L. Incigneri
Half-back: B. Burns, B. Luff, I. Lawson
Centre: J. Megson, T. Heaney, B. Bowden
Half-forward: H. Hill, D. Condon, T. Ohlson
Forward: S. O'Connell, C. Pannam (capt.), B. Bourke
Follower: J. Hardiman (vice-capt.), B. Lang, B. Mahoney

Geelong
Back: H. Bennett, T. Rankin, R. Brownlees
Half-back: J. Bell, J. Slater, E. Newling
Centre: G. Doull, F. Moran, P. Scown
Half-forward: B. Orchard, D. Grigg, B. Eason
Forward: T. Hardiman, P. Stephens, B. Davern
Follower: C. Cameron, H. Young (capt.), J. Hassett

Richmond (8.17.65) defeated Geelong (8.11.59).

Goalkickers
Richmond: S. O'Connell (2), D. Condon, J. Hardiman, H. Hill, I. Lawson, B. Mahoney, C. Pannam
Geelong: T. Hardiman (2), P. Stephens (2), B. Davern, B. Eason, J. Hassett, B. Orchard

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 8th on the ladder and Geelong were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Saturday 30 May 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Geelong
Score: 8.17.65 - 8.11.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 1 . 3 2 . 11 4 . 14 8 . 17 8 . 17 (65)
Geelong 3 . 4 5 . 4 7 . 8 8 . 11 8 . 11 (59)
Margin GEEL by 13 GEEL by 11 GEEL by 12 RICH by 6 RICH by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Condon (Richmond), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Charlie Pannam (Richmond), Henry Young (Geelong)
Vice-Captains: Jack Hardiman (Richmond), unknown (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Mackenzie
Boundary Umpire: P. Devine, F. Winslow

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bourke, Bill FPR ? 0 ?
Bowden, Bob WR ? 0 ?
Burns, Bill HBFL ? 0 ?
Chapman, Doug BPL ? 0 ?
Condon, Dick CHF ? 1 ?
Hardiman, Jack (vc) RU ? 1 ?
Heaney, Tom C ? 0 ?
Hill, Herbert HFFL ? 1 ?
Incigneri, Len BPR ? 0 ?
Lang, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Lawson, Ivor HBFR ? 1 ?
Luff, Bill CHB ? 0 ?
Mahoney, Bill RO ? 1 ?
Megson, Jack WL ? 0 ?
Neil, Harry FB ? 0 ?
O'Connell, Stan FPL ? 2 ?
Ohlson, Ted HFFR ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie (c) FF ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 17

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bell, John HBFL ? 0 ?
Bennett, Herb BPL ? 0 ?
Brownlees, Rupe BPR ? 0 ?
Cameron, Charlie RU ? 0 ?
Davern, Bill FPR ? 1 ?
Doull, George WL ? 0 ?
Eason, Bill HFFR ? 1 ?
Grigg, Dick CHF ? 0 ?
Hardiman, Tom FPL ? 2 ?
Hassett, Jack RO ? 1 ?
Moran, Frank C ? 0 ?
Newling, Ernie HBFR ? 0 ?
Orchard, Billy HFFL ? 1 ?
Rankin, Teddy FB ? 0 ?
Scown, Percy WR ? 0 ?
Slater, Joe CHB ? 0 ?
Stephens, Peter FF ? 2 ?
Young, Henry (c) RU ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 11

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