1908 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1908 between Richmond and Essendon during round 13 of the 1908 VFL season. Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval. Charlie Pannam captained the hosts with Jack Hardiman as vice-captain. Billy Griffith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dick Condon and the visitors were coached by Dave Smith.

Richmond
Back: G. Gibson, H. Neil, T. Ryan
Half-back: D. Chapman, I. Lawson, B. Luff
Centre: J. Megson, L. Incigneri, B. Bowden
Half-forward: B. Schmidt, P. Speakman, J. Hardiman (vice-capt.)
Forward: B. Bourke, C. Pannam (capt.), B. Mahoney
Follower: B. Burns, T. Ohlson, D. Condon

Essendon
Back: A. Irwin, B. Ryan, B. Johnson
Half-back: B. Griffith (capt.), B. Busbridge, A. Belcher
Centre: L. Minto, B. Sewart, B. Davies
Half-forward: H. Farnsworth, P. Shea, O. Landmann
Forward: J. Martin, M. Londerigan, A. Legge
Follower: B. Daykin, F. Parkinson, D. Smith

Richmond (7.3.45) were defeated by Essendon (9.14.68).

Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Bourke (2), D. Condon (2), B. Mahoney, C. Pannam, B. Schmidt
Essendon: D. Smith (3), H. Farnsworth (2), B. Davies, B. Daykin, M. Londerigan, F. Parkinson

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1908 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Richmond v Essendon
Date: Saturday 18 July 1908
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Essendon
Score: 7.3.45 - 9.14.68

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 2 5 . 2 6 . 3 7 . 3 7 . 3 (45)
Essendon 1 . 3 4 . 6 5 . 8 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
Margin RICH by 17 RICH by 2 RICH by 1 ESSE by 23 ESSE by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Dick Condon (Richmond), Dave Smith (Essendon)
Captains: Charlie Pannam (Richmond), Billy Griffith (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: Jack Hardiman (Richmond), unknown (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Coombes
Boundary Umpire: F. Ayles, W. Jackson

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bourke, Bill FPL ? 2 ?
Bowden, Bob WR ? 0 ?
Burns, Bill RU ? 0 ?
Chapman, Doug HBFL ? 0 ?
Condon, Dick RO ? 2 ?
Gibson, George BPL ? 0 ?
Hardiman, Jack (vc) HFFR ? 0 ?
Incigneri, Len C ? 0 ?
Lawson, Ivor CHB ? 0 ?
Luff, Bill HBFR ? 0 ?
Mahoney, Bill FPR ? 1 ?
Megson, Jack WL ? 0 ?
Neil, Harry FB ? 0 ?
Ohlson, Ted RU ? 0 ?
Pannam, Charlie (c) FF ? 1 ?
Ryan, Ted BPR ? 0 ?
Schmidt, Billy HFFL ? 1 ?
Speakman, Percy CHF ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 3

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Belcher, Allan HBFR ? 0 ?
Busbridge, Bill CHB ? 0 ?
Davies, Bill WR ? 1 ?
Daykin, Bert RU ? 1 ?
Farnsworth, Harry HFFL ? 2 ?
Griffith, Billy (c) HBFL ? 0 ?
Irwin, Alan BPL ? 0 ?
Johnson, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
Landmann, Otto HFFR ? 0 ?
Legge, Arthur FPR ? 0 ?
Londerigan, Mike FF ? 1 ?
Martin, Jim FPL ? 0 ?
Minto, Les WL ? 0 ?
Parkinson, Fred RU ? 1 ?
Ryan, Bert FB ? 0 ?
Sewart, Bill C ? 0 ?
Shea, Paddy CHF ? 0 ?
Smith, Dave RO ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 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