1918 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1918 between Richmond and Essendon during round 1 of the 1918 VFL season. Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval. Clarrie Hall captained the hosts. Fred Baring captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bernie Nolan and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.

Richmond
C. Hall (capt.), B. Albress, H. Alessio, A. Bettles, L. Burke, D. Don, P. Dooley, C. Fehring, A. Fox, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, S. Reeves, B. Rudd, J. Shand, J. Smith, R. Spicer, V. Thorp, B. Weatherill

Essendon
F. Baring (capt.), L. Bowe, B. Coffey, J. Condon, B. Day, N. Dunn, P. Furlong, N. Hall, R. Laing, P. Martyn, L. McInerney, P. Ogden, N. Richardson, P. Shea, C. Sinclair, J. Sullivan, D. Walsh, B. Wylie

Richmond (5.16.46) defeated Essendon (4.10.34).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Smith (2), D. Don, A. Fox, C. Hall
Essendon: L. McInerney (2), P. Ogden (2)

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder and Essendon were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1918 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Richmond v Essendon
Date: Saturday 11 May 1918
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Essendon
Score: 5.16.46 - 4.10.34

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 1 . 4 2 . 10 4 . 12 5 . 16 5 . 16 (46)
Essendon 1 . 1 2 . 4 3 . 6 4 . 10 4 . 10 (34)
Margin RICH by 3 RICH by 6 RICH by 12 RICH by 12 RICH by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bernie Nolan (Richmond), Jack Worrall (Essendon)
Captains: Clarrie Hall (Richmond), Fred Baring (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Nugent

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Albress, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Alessio, Harry ? ? 0 ?
16 Bettles, Artie ? ? 0 ?
10 Burke, Leo ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 1 ?
21 Dooley, Pat ? ? 0 ?
25 Fehring, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
27 Fox, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie (c) ? ? 1 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
29 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 0 ?
18 Rudd, Billy ? ? 0 ?
19 Shand, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy ? ? 2 ?
20 Spicer, Reefton ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
15 Weatherill, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 16

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Baring, Fred (c) ? ? 0 ?
4 Bowe, Len ? ? 0 ?
Coffey, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Condon, Jim ? ? 0 ?
21 Day, Bert ? ? 0 ?
21 Dunn, Norm ? ? 0 ?
14 Furlong, Phil ? ? 0 ?
6 Hall, Norm ? ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Martyn, Percy ? ? 0 ?
23 McInerney, Leo ? ? 2 ?
16 Ogden, Percy ? ? 2 ?
12 Richardson, Ned ? ? 0 ?
18 Shea, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
13 Sinclair, Col ? ? 0 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
9 Wylie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 10

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