1920 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1920 between Geelong and Richmond during round 4 of the 1920 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval. Alec Eason captained the hosts. Dan Minogue captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Alec Eason and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

Geelong
A. Eason (capt.), L. Armstrong, H. Craven, V. Gross, L. Hagger, L. Healy, A. Hewitson, A. Johns, J. Jones, P. Martini, J. Murrell, J. Paterson, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, J. Ross, H. Smith, L. Stephens, S. Thomas

Richmond
D. Minogue (capt.), G. Bayliss, B. Carew, D. Don, C. Hall, F. Harley, R. Hede, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, F. Huggard, F. Hughes, H. James, D. Moffatt, S. Morris, G. Rush, J. Smith, V. Thorp, G. Weatherill

Geelong (10.4.64) were defeated by Richmond (9.19.73).

Goalkickers
Geelong: A. Hewitson (3), L. Hagger (2), C. Rankin (2), A. Eason, P. Martini, L. Stephens
Richmond: G. Bayliss (3), C. Hall (2), D. Moffatt (2), B. Herbert, G. Rush

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 9th on the ladder and Richmond remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 22 May 1920
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Corio Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Richmond
Score: 10.4.64 - 9.19.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 2 5 . 2 7 . 4 10 . 4 10 . 4 (64)
Richmond 3 . 2 8 . 8 9 . 16 9 . 19 9 . 19 (73)
Margin GEEL by 6 RICH by 24 RICH by 24 RICH by 9 RICH by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alec Eason (Geelong), Dan Minogue (Richmond)
Captains: Alec Eason (Geelong), Dan Minogue (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Elder

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Armstrong, Les ? ? 0 ?
4 Craven, Harold ? ? 0 ?
2 Eason, Alec (c) ? ? 1 ?
7 Gross, Vic ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 2 ?
25 Healy, Leo ? ? 0 ?
27 Hewitson, Arthur ? ? 3 ?
9 Johns, Alwyn ? ? 0 ?
22 Jones, Jockie ? ? 0 ?
11 Martini, Percy ? ? 1 ?
20 Murrell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Paterson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 2 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
18 Stephens, Les ? ? 1 ?
21 Thomas, Stan ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 4

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Bayliss, George ? ? 3 ?
8 Carew, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 0 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 2 ?
33 Harley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
6 Hede, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 1 ?
29 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
9 Huggard, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Hughes, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 James, Hughie ? ? 0 ?
12 Minogue, Dan (c) ? ? 0 ?
14 Moffatt, Dave ? ? 2 ?
9 Morris, Stan ? ? 0 ?
19 Rush, Gerald ? ? 1 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
28 Weatherill, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 19

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