1918 VFL Round 8: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1918 between Essendon and Richmond during round 8 of the 1918 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at East Melbourne.
Fred Baring captained the hosts.
Clarrie Hall captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Worrall and the visitors were coached by Bernie Nolan.
Essendon
F. Baring (capt.), S. Barr, A. Belcher, L. Bowe, W. Chalmers, J. Condon, B. Day, B. Drinkwater, C. Gove, T. Greenwood, R. Laing, P. McDonald, L. McInerney, P. Ogden, N. Richardson, P. Shea, J. Sullivan, D. Walsh
Richmond
C. Hall (capt.), H. Alessio, G. Bayliss, A. Bettles, L. Burke, D. Don, P. Dooley, T. Fisher, D. Gleeson, R. Hede, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, B. Rudd, J. Shand, J. Smith, B. Thomas, V. Thorp, B. Weatherill
Essendon (3.4.22) were defeated by Richmond (5.15.45).
Goalkickers
Essendon: P. Ogden, J. Sullivan, D. Walsh
Richmond: J. Smith (3), G. Bayliss, D. Don
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 8th on the ladder and Richmond remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1918 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 29 June 1918
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
East Melbourne
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 1 | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | (22) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 15 | 5 | . | 15 | (45) |
| Margin | RICH by 3 | RICH by 6 | RICH by 5 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Worrall
(Essendon),
Bernie Nolan
(Richmond)
Captains:
Fred Baring
(Essendon),
Clarrie Hall
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Boundary Umpire:
A. Jenkins
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baring, Fred (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Barr, Sydney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Belcher, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Chalmers, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Condon, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Drinkwater, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Gove, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Greenwood, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McDonald, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | McInerney, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Richardson, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shea, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Walsh, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 3 | 4 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Alessio, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bayliss, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Bettles, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Burke, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Dooley, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fisher, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Gleeson, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hede, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hislop, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rudd, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Shand, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Thomas, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Weatherill, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 15 | |||