1919 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 3 May 1919 between Richmond and Essendon during round 1 of the 1919 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Bill Thomas captained the hosts.
Allan Belcher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by Jack Worrall.
Richmond
B. Thomas (capt.), G. Bayliss, A. Bettles, D. Don, P. Dooley, A. Fewster, C. Hall, R. Hede, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, P. Maybury, D. Moffatt, J. Shand, J. Smith, V. Thorp, G. Threlfall, B. Weatherill, G. Weatherill
Essendon
A. Belcher (capt.), F. Baring, L. Bowe, B. Day, B. Donald, C. Donaldson, B. Drinkwater, N. Dunn, H. Dussell, C. Farrell, T. Fitzmaurice, R. Laing, P. Martyn, L. McInerney, P. Ogden, J. Sullivan, D. Walsh, B. Wollacott
Richmond (12.19.91) defeated Essendon (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Don (5), J. Smith (3), G. Bayliss (2), B. Herbert, G. Threlfall
Essendon: F. Baring (2), H. Dussell (2), B. Wollacott (2), C. Donaldson, C. Farrell, P. Martyn, D. Walsh
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder and Essendon were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1919 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 3 May 1919
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 19 | 12 | . | 19 | (91) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 8 | ESSE by 6 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Clark
(Richmond),
Jack Worrall
(Essendon)
Captains:
Bill Thomas
(Richmond),
Allan Belcher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Boundary Umpire:
F. Hunting
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bayliss, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Bettles, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 21 | Dooley, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fewster, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hede, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hislop, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Maybury, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moffatt, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Shand, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | Thomas, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Threlfall, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Weatherill, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Weatherill, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 19 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Baring, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Belcher, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowe, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Day, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Donald, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Drinkwater, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Dunn, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Dussell, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Farrell, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Laing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Martyn, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | McInerney, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ogden, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Sullivan, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Walsh, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Wollacott, Bertie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 11 | |||