1921 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1921 between Geelong and Richmond during round 4 of the 1921 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval. Harold Craven captained the hosts. Dan Minogue captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

Geelong
H. Craven (capt.), B. Bendle, T. Brownlees, A. Eason, V. Gross, L. Hagger, K. Johns, J. Jones, J. Kearney, M. Kroger, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, E. Peck, B. Rankin, C. Rankin, J. Ross, W. Sharland, H. Smith

Richmond
D. Minogue (capt.), G. Bayliss, B. Carew, D. Don, C. Hall, E. Hanley, F. Harley, B. Herbert, H. James, N. McIntosh, H. Moffatt, M. Morris, S. Morris, C. Nott, J. Smith, V. Thorp, B. Weatherill, G. Weatherill

Geelong (11.13.79) defeated Richmond (9.8.62).

Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Rankin (4), T. Brownlees (2), L. Hagger (2), A. Eason, J. Mathieson, W. Sharland
Richmond: G. Bayliss (2), D. Don (2), H. James (2), D. Minogue, H. Moffatt, B. Weatherill

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 28 May 1921
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Richmond
Score: 11.13.79 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 6 . 1 7 . 3 8 . 11 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Richmond 3 . 1 7 . 3 8 . 8 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin GEEL by 18 level GEEL by 3 GEEL by 17 GEEL by 17
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Geelong), Dan Minogue (Richmond)
Captains: Harold Craven (Geelong), Dan Minogue (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Williamson

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bendle, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Brownlees, Tom ? ? 2 ?
4 Craven, Harold (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Eason, Alec ? ? 1 ?
7 Gross, Vic ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 2 ?
9 Johns, Keith ? ? 0 ?
18 Jones, Jockie ? ? 0 ?
16 Kearney, Jim ? ? 0 ?
12 Kroger, Max ? ? 0 ?
26 Mathieson, Jim ? ? 1 ?
24 McCarter, Billy ? ? 0 ?
19 Peck, Eric ? ? 0 ?
13 Rankin, Bert ? ? 0 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff ? ? 4 ?
23 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Sharland, Wally ? ? 1 ?
8 Smith, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Bayliss, George ? ? 2 ?
8 Carew, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 2 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
24 Hanley, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
33 Harley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
4 James, Hughie ? ? 2 ?
3 McIntosh, Norm ? ? 0 ?
1 Minogue, Dan (c) ? ? 1 ?
14 Moffatt, Hugh ? ? 1 ?
11 Morris, Mel ? ? 0 ?
9 Morris, Stan ? ? 0 ?
21 Nott, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
15 Weatherill, Bob ? ? 1 ?
28 Weatherill, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 8

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