1914 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1914 between Richmond and Essendon during round 13 of the 1914 VFL season. Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval. Bill Thomas captained the hosts. Allan Belcher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), A. Bettles, A. Danks, T. Farrell, C. Hall, R. Hede, B. Herbert, F. Hughes, H. James, T. Keggin, B. Mahoney, P. Maybury, F. McCashney, D. Moffatt, B. Nolan, T. Ohlson, S. Reeves, V. Thorp

Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), L. Bowe, B. Dinsmore, C. Donaldson, J. Gordon, C. Gove, D. Hanley, J. Kirby, R. Laing, E. Lumsden, A. Mann, V. McNeil, B. Sewart, P. Shea, T. Wade, B. Walker, H. Webster, L. White

Richmond (8.21.69) defeated Essendon (5.7.37).

Goalkickers
Richmond: C. Hall (3), T. Farrell, F. Hughes, T. Keggin, B. Mahoney, P. Maybury
Essendon: J. Kirby (2), C. Donaldson, P. Shea, B. Walker

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 8th on the ladder and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Richmond v Essendon
Date: Saturday 11 July 1914
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Essendon
Score: 8.21.69 - 5.7.37

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 1 . 3 3 . 10 4 . 13 8 . 21 8 . 21 (69)
Essendon 2 . 4 2 . 4 4 . 7 5 . 7 5 . 7 (37)
Margin ESSE by 7 RICH by 12 RICH by 6 RICH by 32 RICH by 32
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Ricketts (Richmond), Jack Worrall (Essendon)
Captains: Bill Thomas (Richmond), Allan Belcher (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Norden
Goal Umpire: F. Lucas, F. Sigmont
Boundary Umpire: J. Kennedy, W. Naismith

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Bettles, Artie ? ? 0 ?
24 Danks, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
9 Farrell, Ted ? ? 1 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 3 ?
29 Hede, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
8 Hughes, Frank ? ? 1 ?
15 James, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
18 Keggin, Ted ? ? 1 ?
10 Mahoney, Bill ? ? 1 ?
3 Maybury, Percy ? ? 1 ?
19 McCashney, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Moffatt, Dave ? ? 0 ?
7 Nolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Ohlson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 0 ?
28 Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 21

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Belcher, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
13 Dinsmore, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 1 ?
24 Gordon, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
30 Gove, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
10 Hanley, Dan ? ? 0 ?
11 Kirby, Jack ? ? 2 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
22 Lumsden, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
26 Mann, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
28 McNeil, Vic ? ? 0 ?
17 Sewart, Bill ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 1 ?
8 Wade, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
14 Walker, Bob ? ? 1 ?
3 Webster, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
19 White, Les ? ? 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