1921 VFL Semi Final 1: Richmond v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1921 between Richmond and Geelong in the first semi final of the 1921 VFL season. Richmond hosted Geelong at MCG. Dan Minogue captained the hosts. Harold Craven captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue.

Richmond
D. Minogue (capt.), G. Bayliss, B. Carew, D. Don, C. Hall, F. Harley, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, F. Hughes, H. James, N. McIntosh, M. Morris, J. Smith, E. Taylor, V. Thorp, N. Turnbull, B. Weatherill, G. Weatherill

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

Richmond (16.19.115) defeated Geelong (6.18.54).

Goalkickers
Richmond: G. Bayliss (5), D. Don (2), F. Hughes (2), H. James (2), M. Morris (2), B. Weatherill (2), D. Minogue
Geelong: J. Mathieson (2), C. Rankin (2), L. Hagger, W. Sharland

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Richmond v Geelong
Date: Saturday 24 September 1921
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 41,649

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Geelong
Score: 16.19.115 - 6.18.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 2 . 3 6 . 8 10 . 15 16 . 19 16 . 19 (115)
Geelong 3 . 2 4 . 4 6 . 7 6 . 18 6 . 18 (54)
Margin GEEL by 5 RICH by 16 RICH by 32 RICH by 61 RICH by 61
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Bayliss, George ? ? 5 ?
8 Carew, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 2 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
33 Harley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
29 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
32 Hughes, Frank ? ? 2 ?
4 James, Hughie ? ? 2 ?
3 McIntosh, Norm ? ? 0 ?
1 Minogue, Dan (c) ? ? 1 ?
11 Morris, Mel ? ? 2 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
7 Taylor, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
13 Turnbull, Norm ? ? 0 ?
15 Weatherill, Bob ? ? 2 ?
28 Weatherill, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 16 19

Geelong

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

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