1912 VFL Round 9: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1912 between Richmond and Geelong during round 9 of the 1912 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval. In the absence of Ted Ohlson, vice-captain Ted Farrell captained the hosts. Bill Eason captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Bill Eason.

Richmond
T. Farrell (capt.), C. Bennie, B. Burns, P. Ellingsen, B. Herbert, J. Hogan, H. James, B. Jones, T. Keggin, F. Love, P. Maybury, F. McCashney, A. O'Donoghue, L. Oliver, S. Reeves, P. Smith, V. Thorp, H. Woodhead

Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), C. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, C. Bant, R. Brownlees, B. Dalton, L. Fairbairn, N. Freeman, D. Grigg, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, L. Martin, P. Martini, B. Orchard, L. Pender, P. Scown, J. Slater, J. Watt

Richmond (4.16.40) were defeated by Geelong (7.12.54).

Goalkickers
Richmond: C. Bennie, H. James, T. Keggin, A. O'Donoghue
Geelong: B. Eason (3), L. Fairbairn, G. Heinz, P. Martini, J. Slater

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 9th on the ladder and Geelong remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1912 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Saturday 15 June 1912
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Geelong
Score: 4.16.40 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 0 . 3 3 . 8 3 . 12 4 . 16 4 . 16 (40)
Geelong 1 . 5 1 . 9 4 . 12 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin GEEL by 8 RICH by 11 GEEL by 6 GEEL by 14 GEEL by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Pannam (Richmond), Bill Eason (Geelong)
Captains: Ted Farrell (Richmond), Bill Eason (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden
Goal Umpire: J. Lucas, M. Minahan
Boundary Umpire: B. Davies, W. Roy

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
22 Bennie, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
7 Burns, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Ellingsen, Percy ? ? 0 ?
9 Farrell, Ted (ac) ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
23 Hogan, Jerry ? ? 0 ?
15 James, Hughie ? ? 1 ?
16 Jones, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Keggin, Ted ? ? 1 ?
4 Love, Frank ? ? 0 ?
3 Maybury, Percy ? ? 0 ?
19 McCashney, Frank ? ? 0 ?
8 O'Donoghue, Alan ? ? 1 ?
12 Oliver, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 0 ?
20 Smith, Percy ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Woodhead, Herb ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 16

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Armstrong, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
24 Bant, Chris ? ? 0 ?
3 Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
5 Dalton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Eason, Bill (c) ? ? 3 ?
8 Fairbairn, Les ? ? 1 ?
9 Freeman, Neil ? ? 0 ?
10 Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
13 Heinz, George ? ? 1 ?
14 Marsham, Harry ? ? 0 ?
16 Martin, Len ? ? 0 ?
15 Martini, Percy ? ? 1 ?
17 Orchard, Billy ? ? 0 ?
22 Pender, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
25 Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
19 Slater, Joe ? ? 1 ?
20 Watt, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 12

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