1918 VFL Round 5: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1918 between Geelong and Richmond during round 5 of the 1918 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval. Jim Kearney captained the hosts. Clarrie Hall captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Bernie Nolan.

Geelong
J. Kearney (capt.), L. Armstrong, T. Brady, T. Brownlees, B. Collins, H. Craven, B. Davie, J. Gray, L. Hagger, G. Hope, A. Johns, N. MacKay, V. Maguire, P. Martini, D. Moodie, B. Moulden, B. Rankin, S. Thomas

Richmond
C. Hall (capt.), B. Albress, G. Bayliss, A. Bettles, B. Briscoe, P. Dooley, D. Gleeson, R. Hede, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, E. Hood, P. Maybury, L. McCulloch, S. Reeves, J. Shand, R. Taylor, V. Thorp, B. Weatherill

Geelong (6.13.49) were defeated by Richmond (7.18.60).

Goalkickers
Geelong: T. Brady (2), T. Brownlees, H. Craven, J. Gray, P. Martini
Richmond: R. Taylor (3), G. Bayliss, C. Hall, E. Hood, P. Maybury

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1918 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 8 June 1918
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Richmond
Score: 6.13.49 - 7.18.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 3 3 . 8 5 . 11 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Richmond 2 . 4 2 . 13 2 . 16 7 . 18 7 . 18 (60)
Margin RICH by 1 GEEL by 1 GEEL by 13 RICH by 11 RICH by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Geelong), Bernie Nolan (Richmond)
Captains: Jim Kearney (Geelong), Clarrie Hall (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Green

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
22 Brady, Tom ? ? 2 ?
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 1 ?
5 Collins, Basil ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 1 ?
21 Davie, Bert ? ? 0 ?
8 Gray, Jack ? ? 1 ?
25 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 0 ?
24 Hope, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 0 ?
16 Kearney, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
20 MacKay, Norm ? ? 0 ?
12 Maguire, Vin ? ? 0 ?
11 Martini, Percy ? ? 1 ?
18 Moodie, Duncan ? ? 0 ?
17 Moulden, Bill ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
15 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Albress, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 Bayliss, George ? ? 1 ?
16 Bettles, Artie ? ? 0 ?
13 Briscoe, Billy ? ? 0 ?
21 Dooley, Pat ? ? 0 ?
9 Gleeson, Denis ? ? 0 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie (c) ? ? 1 ?
6 Hede, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
29 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
26 Hood, Edmund ? ? 1 ?
3 Maybury, Percy ? ? 1 ?
14 McCulloch, Leo ? ? 0 ?
11 Reeves, Syd ? ? 0 ?
19 Shand, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
12 Taylor, Roy ? ? 3 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
15 Weatherill, Bob ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 18

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