1918 VFL Round 12: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 27 July 1918 between Richmond and Geelong during round 12 of the 1918 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Bill Thomas captained the hosts.
Jim Kearney captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bernie Nolan.
Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), G. Bayliss, A. Bettles, B. Briscoe, J. Burchill, D. Don, D. Gleeson, R. Hede, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, P. Maybury, S. Reeves, B. Rudd, J. Shand, J. Smith, R. Taylor, V. Thorp, B. Weatherill
Geelong
J. Kearney (capt.), L. Armstrong, B. Bendle, T. Brady, T. Brownlees, B. Collins, H. Craven, P. Ellingsen, J. Gray, L. Hagger, G. Hope, A. Johns, V. Maguire, A. Maher, H. Marsham, D. Moodie, B. Rankin, S. Thomas
Richmond (15.15.105) defeated Geelong (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Don (6), J. Burchill (3), G. Bayliss (2), B. Herbert, B. Rudd, J. Smith, B. Weatherill
Geelong: L. Hagger (3), T. Brady (2), P. Ellingsen (2), A. Johns, J. Kearney, V. Maguire
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 6th on the ladder and Geelong remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1918 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 27 July 1918
Time:
3:00 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | RICH by 18 | RICH by 19 | RICH by 41 | RICH by 34 | RICH by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bernie Nolan
(Richmond),
unknown
(Geelong)
Captains:
Bill Thomas
(Richmond),
Jim Kearney
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Naismith
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bayliss, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Bettles, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Briscoe, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Burchill, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 9 | Gleeson, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hede, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hislop, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Maybury, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reeves, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Rudd, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Shand, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Taylor, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Thomas, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Weatherill, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 15 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armstrong, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bendle, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Brady, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Brownlees, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collins, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Craven, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ellingsen, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Gray, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Hope, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Alwyn | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Kearney, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Maguire, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Marsham, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Moodie, Duncan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Rankin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 11 | |||