1915 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1915 between Geelong and Richmond during round 4 of the 1915 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval.
Bill Thomas captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Charlie Ricketts.
Geelong
H. Allen, L. Armstrong, J. Baker, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, A. Eason, B. Eason, P. Ellingsen, L. James, B. Jones, J. Kearney, V. Maguire, H. Marsham, P. Martini, B. McCarter, B. Rankin, D. Stokes, S. Thomas
Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), B. Amery, J. Cronk, A. Danks, C. Hall, B. Herbert, F. Hughes, H. James, B. Mahoney, H. Matthews, P. Maybury, F. McCashney, J. McDonald, F. Morgan, B. Nolan, T. Ohlson, J. Sheehan, V. Thorp
Geelong (4.10.34) were defeated by Richmond (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Martini (3), B. Eason
Richmond: J. Cronk (2), H. James (2), J. McDonald (2), C. Hall, F. Hughes, B. Mahoney, B. Nolan
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1915 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1915
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 10 | (34) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | level | RICH by 8 | RICH by 14 | RICH by 37 | RICH by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong),
Charlie Ricketts
(Richmond)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Bill Thomas
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Norden
Goal Umpire:
F. Bartlett,
J. Smith
Boundary Umpire:
W. Harvey,
M. Shelly
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Allen, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Baker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Eason, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Eason, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellingsen, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | James, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Jones, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Kearney, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Maguire, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Martini, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Stokes, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 4 | 10 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Amery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cronk, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Danks, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | James, Hughie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Mahoney, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Matthews, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Maybury, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McCashney, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McDonald, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Morgan, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Nolan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Ohlson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sheehan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Thomas, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 11 | |||