1914 VFL Round 4: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1914 between Essendon and Richmond during round 4 of the 1914 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at East Melbourne.
Allan Belcher captained the hosts.
Bill Thomas captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), B. Armstrong, F. Baring, L. Bowe, W. Chalmers, J. Gordon, C. Gove, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, F. Kirkwood, R. Laing, P. Ogden, B. Rahilly, B. Sewart, P. Shea, B. Walker, H. Webster, L. White
Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), J. Arbrew, A. Bettles, A. Danks, T. Farrell, L. Gibb, C. Hall, F. Hughes, H. James, T. Keggin, B. Mahoney, P. Martyn, D. Moffatt, F. Morgan, B. Nolan, S. Reeves, V. Thorp, B. Thorpe
Essendon (7.11.53) defeated Richmond (7.7.49).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Kirby (2), B. Rahilly (2), A. Belcher, P. Shea, B. Walker
Richmond: C. Hall (3), P. Martyn (2), H. James, B. Thorpe
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1914 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1914
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Margin | RICH by 14 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 14 | ESSE by 4 | ESSE by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Charlie Ricketts
(Richmond)
Captains:
Allan Belcher
(Essendon),
Bill Thomas
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Kamm
Goal Umpire:
A. Collis,
C. Foletta
Boundary Umpire:
G. Green,
A. Pannam
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Armstrong, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gordon, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gove, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Hanley, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Kirkwood, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Rahilly, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Walker, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Webster, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Arbrew, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Bettles, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Danks, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Farrell, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Gibb, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | James, Hughie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Keggin, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mahoney, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Martyn, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Moffatt, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Morgan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reeves, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Thomas, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Thorpe, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 7 | |||