1908 VFL Round 6: Collingwood v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1908 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 6 of the 1908 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park. Eddie Drohan captained the hosts with Bob Nash as vice-captain. In the absence of Charlie Pannam, vice-captain Jack Hardiman captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ted Rowell and the visitors were coached by Dick Condon.

Collingwood
Back: B. Carden, B. Nash (vice-capt.), A. Dummett
Half-back: J. Sadler, M. Herbert, F. Wilcher
Centre: A. Freeman, J. McHale, P. Gibb
Half-forward: H. Pears, D. Ryan, A. Pannam
Forward: A. Dunstan, D. Lee, E. Drohan (capt.)
Follower: G. Angus, H. Gyton, T. Baxter

Richmond
Back: C. Williams, H. Neil, I. Lawson
Half-back: P. Stainer, B. Luff, L. Incigneri
Centre: J. Megson, H. Hill, B. Bowden
Half-forward: B. Burns, D. Chapman, D. Condon
Forward: T. Ryan, B. Schmidt, B. Bourke
Follower: J. Hardiman (capt.), B. Lang, B. Mahoney

Collingwood (12.7.79) defeated Richmond (9.10.64).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Lee (4), H. Pears (3), D. Ryan (3), T. Baxter, A. Pannam
Richmond: B. Bourke (2), B. Schmidt (2), D. Condon, J. Hardiman, B. Lang, B. Mahoney, T. Ryan

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Collingwood v Richmond
Date: Saturday 6 June 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Victoria Park

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Richmond
Score: 12.7.79 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 5 . 1 8 . 2 11 . 5 12 . 7 12 . 7 (79)
Richmond 1 . 3 4 . 7 4 . 8 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Margin COLL by 22 COLL by 19 COLL by 39 COLL by 15 COLL by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ted Rowell (Collingwood), Dick Condon (Richmond)
Captains: Eddie Drohan (Collingwood), Jack Hardiman (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Bob Nash (Collingwood), unknown (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Boundary Umpire: W. Jackson, A. Kenny

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Angus, George RU ? 0 ?
Baxter, Tom RO ? 1 ?
Carden, Bill BPL ? 0 ?
Drohan, Eddie (c) FPR ? 0 ?
Dummett, Alf BPR ? 0 ?
Dunstan, Alex FPL ? 0 ?
Freeman, Artie WL ? 0 ?
Gibb, Percy WR ? 0 ?
Gyton, Harold RU ? 0 ?
Herbert, Marshall CHB ? 0 ?
Lee, Dick FF ? 4 ?
McHale, Jock C ? 0 ?
Nash, Bob (vc) FB ? 0 ?
Pannam, Albert HFFR ? 1 ?
Pears, Harry HFFL ? 3 ?
Ryan, Dave CHF ? 3 ?
Sadler, Jim HBFL ? 0 ?
Wilcher, Frank HBFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 7

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bourke, Bill FPR ? 2 ?
Bowden, Bob WR ? 0 ?
Burns, Bill HFFL ? 0 ?
Chapman, Doug CHF ? 0 ?
Condon, Dick HFFR ? 1 ?
Hardiman, Jack (ac) RU ? 1 ?
Hill, Herbert C ? 0 ?
Incigneri, Len HBFR ? 0 ?
Lang, Bill RU ? 1 ?
Lawson, Ivor BPR ? 0 ?
Luff, Bill CHB ? 0 ?
Mahoney, Bill RO ? 1 ?
Megson, Jack WL ? 0 ?
Neil, Harry FB ? 0 ?
Ryan, Ted FPL ? 1 ?
Schmidt, Billy FF ? 2 ?
Stainer, Percy HBFL ? 0 ?
Williams, Charles BPL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 10

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