1915 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1915 between Richmond and Geelong during round 13 of the 1915 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval. Bill Thomas captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts.

Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), B. Briscoe, A. Danks, A. Granger, C. Hall, R. Hede, B. Herbert, H. James, B. Mahoney, P. Maybury, F. McCashney, J. McDonald, D. Moffatt, B. Nolan, S. Reeves, J. Sheehan, R. Stewart, V. Thorp

Geelong
L. Armstrong, O. Armstrong, J. Baker, R. Brownlees, T. Brownlees, A. Eason, B. Eason, P. Ellingsen, G. Gill, L. James, J. Kearney, V. Maguire, H. Marsham, B. McCarter, B. Rankin, D. Stokes, S. Thomas, J. Thompson

Richmond (12.15.87) defeated Geelong (12.7.79).

Goalkickers
Richmond: C. Hall (4), H. James (2), J. McDonald (2), A. Granger, B. Mahoney, D. Moffatt, B. Nolan
Geelong: J. Baker (2), T. Brownlees (2), B. Rankin (2), B. Eason, P. Ellingsen, J. Kearney, H. Marsham, D. Stokes, S. Thomas

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1915 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Saturday 17 July 1915
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Geelong
Score: 12.15.87 - 12.7.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 6 5 . 8 8 . 13 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Geelong 4 . 2 6 . 4 9 . 6 12 . 7 12 . 7 (79)
Margin GEEL by 8 GEEL by 2 RICH by 1 RICH by 8 RICH by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Wickham
Goal Umpire: W. Lindsey, J. Monohan
Boundary Umpire: S. Campton, W. Roy

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Briscoe, Billy ? ? 0 ?
24 Danks, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
25 Granger, Allan ? ? 1 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 4 ?
6 Hede, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
15 James, Hughie ? ? 2 ?
10 Mahoney, Bill ? ? 1 ?
3 Maybury, Percy ? ? 0 ?
19 McCashney, Frank ? ? 0 ?
26 McDonald, Jim ? ? 2 ?
14 Moffatt, Dave ? ? 1 ?
7 Nolan, Bill ? ? 1 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 0 ?
28 Sheehan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Stewart, Ray ? ? 0 ?
4 Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 15

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
Armstrong, Ossy ? ? 0 ?
2 Baker, Jack ? ? 2 ?
3 Brownlees, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
4 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 2 ?
6 Eason, Alec ? ? 0 ?
5 Eason, Bill ? ? 1 ?
15 Ellingsen, Percy ? ? 1 ?
25 Gill, George ? ? 0 ?
8 James, Les ? ? 0 ?
20 Kearney, Jim ? ? 1 ?
17 Maguire, Vin ? ? 0 ?
10 Marsham, Harry ? ? 1 ?
12 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 2 ?
18 Stokes, Dick ? ? 1 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 1 ?
22 Thompson, Jamie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 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