1912 VFL Round 15: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1912 between Essendon and Richmond during round 15 of the 1912 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at East Melbourne.
Allan Belcher captained the hosts.
In the absence of Ted Ohlson, Bill Burns captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), L. Armstrong, F. Baring, L. Bowe, E. Cameron, W. Chalmers, B. Griffith, D. Hanley, B. Harvey, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, B. Kyme, J. Martin, J. O'Brien, F. O'Shea, B. Sewart, P. Shea, B. Walker
Richmond
B. Burns (capt.), B. Bowden, A. Danks, G. Gibson, C. Hall, B. Herbert, H. James, T. Keggin, F. Love, P. Maybury, F. McCashney, D. Moffatt, L. Oliver, S. Reeves, L. Rush, P. Sheehan, V. Thorp, H. Walker
Essendon (10.12.72) defeated Richmond (5.13.43).
Goalkickers
Essendon: L. Armstrong (2), E. Cameron (2), J. Kirby (2), F. Baring, B. Kyme, J. Martin, B. Walker
Richmond: A. Danks (2), C. Hall, L. Rush, H. Walker
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Richmond remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 3 August 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 13 | (43) |
| Margin | ESSE by 25 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 18 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Charlie Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Allan Belcher
(Essendon),
Bill Burns
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Goal Umpire:
J. Lucas,
M. Minahan
Boundary Umpire:
J. Kennedy,
L. Stainsby
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Armstrong, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cameron, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Griffith, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Harvey, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kirkwood, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Kyme, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Martin, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | O'Shea, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bowden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Burns, Bill (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Danks, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Gibson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | James, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Keggin, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Love, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Maybury, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McCashney, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moffatt, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Oliver, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reeves, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Rush, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Sheehan, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Walker, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 13 | |||