1915 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1915 between Richmond and Essendon during round 18 of the 1915 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.), H. Alessio, B. Barnes, B. Briscoe, L. Burke, J. Cronk, A. Danks, A. Granger, C. Hall, R. Hede, B. Herbert, H. James, P. Maybury, D. Moffatt, S. Reeves, H. Richardson, R. Stewart, V. Thorp
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), F. Baring, J. Condon, B. Day, H. Feehan, J. Garden, J. Kirby, F. McIntosh, F. Moore, V. Nankervis, P. Ogden, N. Richardson, B. Sewart, P. Shea, C. Sinclair, T. Wade, B. Walker, L. White
Richmond (14.15.99) defeated Essendon (6.11.47).
Goalkickers
Richmond: B. Herbert (5), H. Alessio (4), B. Barnes (2), C. Hall, D. Moffatt, V. Thorp
Essendon: C. Sinclair (3), F. Moore, P. Shea, B. Walker
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Essendon remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1915 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1915
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 11 | (47) |
| Margin | RICH by 26 | level | RICH by 37 | RICH by 52 | RICH by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Ricketts
(Richmond),
Jack Worrall
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Thomas
(Richmond),
Allan Belcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Naismith
Goal Umpire:
C. Bell,
A. Collis
Boundary Umpire:
F. Dainty,
R. Treloar
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Barnes, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| 12 | Briscoe, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burke, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Cronk, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Danks, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Granger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hede, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | James, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Maybury, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moffatt, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Reeves, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Richardson, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Stewart, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Thomas, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 14 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Condon, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Feehan, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kirby, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntosh, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Moore, Flurence | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Nankervis, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sewart, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Sinclair, Col | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Wade, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Walker, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | White, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 11 | |||