1917 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1917 between Richmond and Geelong during round 3 of the 1917 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval. Percy Maybury captained the hosts. Harry Marsham captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Maybury.

Richmond
P. Maybury (capt.), H. Alessio, B. Briscoe, L. Burke, J. Cronk, D. Gleeson, C. Hall, R. Hede, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, E. Hood, T. Keggin, S. Reeves, B. Rudd, J. Shand, R. Stewart, R. Taylor, V. Thorp

Geelong
H. Marsham (capt.), L. Armstrong, J. Baker, T. Brady, T. Brownlees, B. Collins, H. Craven, B. Davie, F. Hodgins, G. Hope, J. Kearney, N. MacKay, V. Maguire, P. Martini, E. Peck, B. Rankin, L. Tasker, S. Thomas

Richmond (14.6.90) defeated Geelong (6.16.52).

Goalkickers
Richmond: T. Keggin (4), H. Alessio (2), E. Hood (2), R. Taylor (2), B. Briscoe, C. Hall, B. Herbert, M. Hislop
Geelong: P. Martini (2), B. Rankin (2), T. Brownlees, E. Peck

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1917 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Saturday 26 May 1917
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Geelong
Score: 14.6.90 - 6.16.52

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 1 9 . 1 10 . 2 14 . 6 14 . 6 (90)
Geelong 0 . 2 3 . 6 5 . 12 6 . 16 6 . 16 (52)
Margin RICH by 29 RICH by 31 RICH by 20 RICH by 38 RICH by 38
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Percy Maybury (Richmond), unknown (Geelong)
Captains: Percy Maybury (Richmond), Harry Marsham (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
24 Alessio, Harry ? ? 2 ?
13 Briscoe, Billy ? ? 1 ?
10 Burke, Leo ? ? 0 ?
21 Cronk, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Gleeson, Denis ? ? 0 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 1 ?
6 Hede, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 1 ?
29 Hislop, Max ? ? 1 ?
26 Hood, Edmund ? ? 2 ?
2 Keggin, Ted ? ? 4 ?
3 Maybury, Percy (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 0 ?
18 Rudd, Billy ? ? 0 ?
19 Shand, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
7 Stewart, Ray ? ? 0 ?
12 Taylor, Roy ? ? 2 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 6

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
2 Baker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Brady, Tom ? ? 0 ?
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 1 ?
5 Collins, Basil ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 0 ?
21 Davie, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Hodgins, Frank ? ? 0 ?
24 Hope, George ? ? 0 ?
16 Kearney, Jim ? ? 0 ?
20 MacKay, Norm ? ? 0 ?
12 Maguire, Vin ? ? 0 ?
10 Marsham, Harry (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Martini, Percy ? ? 2 ?
19 Peck, Eric ? ? 1 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 2 ?
18 Tasker, Leo ? ? 0 ?
15 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 16

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