1913 VFL Round 1: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1913 between Geelong and Richmond during round 1 of the 1913 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval. Bill Eason captained the hosts. Hughie James captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bill Eason and the visitors were coached by Ern Jenkins.

Geelong
B. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, B. Dalton, A. Eason, L. Fairbairn, N. Freeman, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, J. Holligan, L. James, H. Marsham, P. Martini, B. McCarter, B. Orchard, P. Scown

Richmond
H. James (capt.), B. Burns, T. Farrell, C. Hall, T. Heaney, A. Heath, T. Keggin, F. Love, B. Mahoney, P. Maybury, F. McCashney, F. Morgan, T. Ohlson, L. Oliver, S. Reeves, N. Richardson, V. Thorp, L. Wilson

Geelong (7.13.55) defeated Richmond (5.7.37).

Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (3), H. Marsham (2), T. Brownlees, G. Heinz
Richmond: B. Burns (2), A. Heath, P. Maybury, S. Reeves

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1913 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 26 April 1913
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Richmond
Score: 7.13.55 - 5.7.37

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 6 3 . 8 6 . 12 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Richmond 1 . 0 1 . 4 1 . 4 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
Margin GEEL by 18 GEEL by 16 GEEL by 38 GEEL by 18 GEEL by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bill Eason (Geelong), Ern Jenkins (Richmond)
Captains: Bill Eason (Geelong), Hughie James (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder
Goal Umpire: S. Chapman, W. Little
Boundary Umpire: J. Murphy, G. Sandford

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
9 Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
17 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 1 ?
12 Dalton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
16 Eason, Alec ? ? 0 ?
15 Eason, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Fairbairn, Les ? ? 0 ?
5 Freeman, Neil ? ? 0 ?
8 Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
18 Healy, Leo ? ? 0 ?
1 Heinz, George ? ? 1 ?
13 Holligan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
6 James, Les ? ? 0 ?
3 Marsham, Harry ? ? 2 ?
14 Martini, Percy ? ? 3 ?
4 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
11 Orchard, Billy ? ? 0 ?
10 Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Burns, Bill ? ? 2 ?
9 Farrell, Ted ? ? 0 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
6 Heaney, Tom ? ? 0 ?
21 Heath, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
15 James, Hughie (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 Keggin, Ted ? ? 0 ?
4 Love, Frank ? ? 0 ?
10 Mahoney, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Maybury, Percy ? ? 1 ?
19 McCashney, Frank ? ? 0 ?
17 Morgan, Fred ? ? 0 ?
2 Ohlson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
12 Oliver, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 1 ?
20 Richardson, Ned ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
27 Wilson, Lou ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 7

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

Score Timeline

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