1914 VFL Round 14: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 18 July 1914 between Geelong and Richmond during round 14 of the 1914 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval. Billy Orchard captained the hosts. Bill Thomas captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Billy Orchard and the visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.

Geelong
B. Orchard (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Baker, R. Brownlees, A. Eason, B. Eason, L. Fairbairn, J. Gray, D. Grigg, L. Healy, G. Heinz, L. James, A. Johns, H. Marsham, P. Martini, B. McCarter, P. Scown, J. Slater

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

Geelong (13.12.90) defeated Richmond (3.12.30).

Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (6), B. Eason (3), G. Heinz, A. Johns, H. Marsham, B. Orchard
Richmond: F. Hughes (2), B. Mahoney

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Richmond remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1914 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 18 July 1914
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Richmond
Score: 13.12.90 - 3.12.30

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 5 8 . 7 13 . 11 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Richmond 0 . 1 1 . 8 1 . 8 3 . 12 3 . 12 (30)
Margin GEEL by 34 GEEL by 41 GEEL by 75 GEEL by 60 GEEL by 60
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Billy Orchard (Geelong), Charlie Ricketts (Richmond)
Captains: Billy Orchard (Geelong), Bill Thomas (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. McSherry
Goal Umpire: F. Franks, J. Smith
Boundary Umpire: W. Harvey, M. Shelly

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
25 Baker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
26 Eason, Alec ? ? 0 ?
15 Eason, Bill ? ? 3 ?
2 Fairbairn, Les ? ? 0 ?
20 Gray, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Grigg, Dick ? ? 0 ?
18 Healy, Leo ? ? 0 ?
1 Heinz, George ? ? 1 ?
6 James, Les ? ? 0 ?
21 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 1 ?
3 Marsham, Harry ? ? 1 ?
14 Martini, Percy ? ? 6 ?
4 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
11 Orchard, Billy (c) ? ? 1 ?
28 Scown, Percy ? ? 0 ?
10 Slater, Joe ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 12

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Bettles, Artie ? ? 0 ?
24 Danks, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
9 Farrell, Ted ? ? 0 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
29 Hede, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
8 Hughes, Frank ? ? 2 ?
15 James, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
18 Keggin, Ted ? ? 0 ?
10 Mahoney, Bill ? ? 1 ?
3 Maybury, Percy ? ? 0 ?
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) 3 12

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