1912 VFL Round 18: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1912 between Geelong and Richmond during round 18 of the 1912 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval.
Bill Eason captained the hosts.
In the absence of Ted Ohlson, Bill Burns captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Eason and the visitors were coached by Charlie Pannam.
Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), C. Armstrong, L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, A. Eason, L. Fairbairn, N. Freeman, J. Gray, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, H. Marsham, L. Martin, P. Martini, T. McLean, P. Scown, J. Slater, J. Watt
Richmond
B. Burns (capt.), B. Bowden, A. Danks, P. Ellingsen, T. Farrell, G. Gibson, C. Hall, B. Herbert, H. James, T. Keggin, F. Love, P. Maybury, F. McCashney, D. Moffatt, L. Oliver, S. Reeves, V. Thorp, H. Walker
Geelong (9.16.70) defeated Richmond (4.9.33).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (4), B. Eason (2), A. Eason, D. Grigg, G. Heinz
Richmond: T. Keggin (2), V. Thorp, H. Walker
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 4th on the ladder and Richmond remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1912 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1912
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 16 | (70) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 4 | . | 9 | (33) |
| Margin | GEEL by 4 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 48 | GEEL by 37 | GEEL by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Eason
(Geelong),
Charlie Pannam
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bill Eason
(Geelong),
Bill Burns
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Noseda
Goal Umpire:
F. Lucas,
J. Lucas
Boundary Umpire:
G. Sandford,
M. Shelly
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Armstrong, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Fairbairn, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Freeman, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Grigg, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Healy, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Heinz, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Martin, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | McLean, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scown, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Slater, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Watt, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 16 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bowden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Burns, Bill (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Danks, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ellingsen, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Farrell, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gibson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | James, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Keggin, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Love, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Maybury, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McCashney, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moffatt, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Oliver, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reeves, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Walker, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 9 | |||