1916 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1916 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 1 of the 1916 VFL season. Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval. Bill Thomas captained the hosts. Dan Minogue captained the visitors with George Anderson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Charlie Ricketts and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), H. Alessio, B. Barnes, G. Bayliss, A. Bettles, L. Burke, J. Cronk, T. Derrick, F. Harley, R. Hede, B. Herbert, H. James, P. Maybury, D. Moffatt, J. Shand, R. Stewart, R. Taylor, V. Thorp

Collingwood
D. Minogue (capt.), G. Anderson (vice-capt.), C. Brown, V. Carkeek, M. Cody, H. Curtis, J. Green, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, D. Lee, C. McCarthy, J. McHale, A. Mutch, P. Reynolds, J. Sadler, M. Sheehy, P. Wilson, T. Wraith

Richmond (10.9.69) were defeated by Collingwood (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
Richmond: F. Harley (4), H. James (2), B. Barnes, B. Herbert, P. Maybury, R. Taylor
Collingwood: D. Lee (6), H. Curtis (2), T. Wraith (2), V. Carkeek

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1916 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Richmond v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 6 May 1916
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Collingwood
Score: 10.9.69 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 1 5 . 2 7 . 5 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Collingwood 3 . 2 7 . 6 9 . 7 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin RICH by 5 COLL by 16 COLL by 14 COLL by 8 COLL by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Ricketts (Richmond), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Bill Thomas (Richmond), Dan Minogue (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Richmond), George Anderson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

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

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Alessio, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Barnes, Bert ? ? 1 ?
2 Bayliss, George ? ? 0 ?
16 Bettles, Artie ? ? 0 ?
10 Burke, Leo ? ? 0 ?
21 Cronk, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Derrick, Ted ? ? 0 ?
20 Harley, Frank ? ? 4 ?
6 Hede, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 1 ?
15 James, Hughie ? ? 2 ?
3 Maybury, Percy ? ? 1 ?
14 Moffatt, Dave ? ? 0 ?
19 Shand, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
7 Stewart, Ray ? ? 0 ?
12 Taylor, Roy ? ? 1 ?
4 Thomas, Bill (c) ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 9

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, George (vc) ? ? 0 ?
2 Brown, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
5 Carkeek, Vernon ? ? 1 ?
6 Cody, Matt ? ? 0 ?
3 Curtis, Harry ? ? 2 ?
9 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Hughes, Les ? ? 0 ?
14 Laxton, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Lee, Dick ? ? 6 ?
18 McCarthy, Con ? ? 0 ?
17 McHale, Jock ? ? 0 ?
16 Minogue, Dan (c) ? ? 0 ?
15 Mutch, Alec ? ? 0 ?
20 Reynolds, Pen ? ? 0 ?
21 Sadler, Jim ? ? 0 ?
22 Sheehy, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Percy ? ? 0 ?
25 Wraith, Tom ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 11

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