1917 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1917 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1917 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 3-1-11, P%: 79.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albress, Bill | #28 | 5 | 6 | R11-15 |
| Alessio, Harry | #24 | 12 | 11 | R01-08, R10-11, R14-15 |
| Bayliss, George | #23 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Bettles, Artie | #16 | 10 | 0 | R01, R05-13 |
| Bowtell, Wally | 1 | 1 | R11 | |
| Briscoe, Billy | #13 | 11 | 4 | R03-04, R07-15 |
| Burke, Leo | #10 | 10 | 0 | R01, R03-07, R12-15 |
| Cronk, Jack | #21, #26 | 6 | 0 | R01-04, R06, R08 |
| Davey, Ted | #20 | 4 | 1 | R08-09, R11, R13 |
| Don, Donald | #17 | 5 | 3 | R04-08 |
| Ericksen, Andy | #15 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Fehring, Charlie | #25 | 11 | 14 | R02, R04-10, R13-15 |
| Fox, Arthur | #14, #27 | 3 | 0 | R11-13 |
| Gleeson, Denis | #9 | 11 | 0 | R02-12 |
| Godfrey, Dick | #30 | 4 | 0 | R04-06, R08 |
| Hall, Clarrie | #22 | 13 | 9 | R01-05, R08-15 |
| Harley, Frank | #20 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Heath, Victor | #28 | 3 | 0 | R01, R09-10 |
| Hede, Reg | #6 | 12 | 0 | R01-03, R06-14 |
| Herbert, Barney | #1 | 15 | 12 | R01-15 |
| Hislop, Max | #29 | 12 | 3 | R01-03, R05, R08-15 |
| Hood, Edmund | #26 | 2 | 2 | R03, R15 |
| Keggin, Ted | #2 | 7 | 9 | R02-08 |
| Maybury, Percy | #3 | 10 | 4 | R01-03, R05-10, R12 |
| Moffatt, Dave | #14 | 4 | 2 | R12-15 |
| Reeves, Syd | #11 | 14 | 0 | R01-10, R12-15 |
| Richardson, Howard | #8 | 8 | 2 | R01-02, R04-05, R07, R13-15 |
| Rudd, Billy | #18 | 10 | 4 | R01-04, R06-07, R09-11, R15 |
| Shand, Jimmy | #19 | 12 | 2 | R01-05, R09-15 |
| Sheehan, Jack | #27 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R06-07 |
| Smith, Jimmy | #31 | 2 | 3 | R14-15 |
| Spicer, Reefton | 1 | 1 | R12 | |
| Stewart, Ray | #7 | 11 | 0 | R03-07, R09-12, R14-15 |
| Taylor, Roy | #12 | 13 | 6 | R02-11, R13-15 |
| Thorp, Vic | #5 | 15 | 0 | R01-15 |
| Weatherill, Bob | #15 | 6 | 5 | R09-14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybury, Percy | 15 | 3 | -1- | 11 | R01-15 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/1917 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 49 | Percy Maybury | Percy Maybury |
| 19/05/1917 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 12 | Percy Maybury | Percy Maybury |
| 26/05/1917 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | RICH by 38 | Percy Maybury | Percy Maybury |
| 04/06/1917 | Round 4 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 11 | Percy Maybury | Clarrie Hall |
| 09/06/1917 | Round 5 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 44 | Percy Maybury | Percy Maybury |
| 16/06/1917 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Percy Maybury | Percy Maybury |
| 23/06/1917 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 32 | Percy Maybury | Percy Maybury |
| 30/06/1917 | Round 8 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 47 | Percy Maybury | Percy Maybury |
| 07/07/1917 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | RICH by 49 | Percy Maybury | Percy Maybury |
| 14/07/1917 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 5 | Percy Maybury | Percy Maybury |
| 21/07/1917 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 36 | Percy Maybury | Clarrie Hall |
| 28/07/1917 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 15 | Percy Maybury | Percy Maybury |
| 11/08/1917 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 8 | Percy Maybury | Clarrie Hall |
| 18/08/1917 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | RICH by 18 | Percy Maybury | Clarrie Hall |
| 25/08/1917 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 39 | Percy Maybury | Clarrie Hall |