1923 VFL Round 7: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 16 June 1923 between Geelong and Richmond during round 7 of the 1923 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval.
Bert Rankin captained the hosts with Cliff Rankin as vice-captain.
Dan Minogue captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bert Taylor and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Geelong
B. Rankin (capt.), C. Rankin (vice-capt.), J. Dunstone, E. Fleming, R. Fleming, L. Hagger, K. Johns, J. Jones, F. Jorgensen, B. Keane, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, K. Nicolson, W. Sharland, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, S. Thomas, G. Todd
Richmond
D. Minogue (capt.), M. Connors, D. Fraser, F. Harley, D. Hayes, G. Hislop, M. Hislop, H. James, J. Karthaus, A. MacIsaac, N. McIntosh, H. Pollock, K. Rush, J. Smith, E. Taylor, V. Thorp, N. Turnbull, S. Wootton
Geelong (6.14.50) were defeated by Richmond (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Rankin (4), J. Jones, W. Sharland
Richmond: D. Fraser (4), K. Rush (2), F. Harley, N. Turnbull
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (up from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 16 June 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
11,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 14 | 6 | . | 14 | (50) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | GEEL by 2 | GEEL by 5 | RICH by 6 | RICH by 6 | RICH by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Taylor
(Geelong),
Dan Minogue
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bert Rankin
(Geelong),
Dan Minogue
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dunstone, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Fleming, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Jones, Jockie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Jorgensen, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Keane, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mathieson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Nicolson, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rankin, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Sharland, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 14 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Connors, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Harley, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hislop, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hislop, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | James, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Karthaus, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | MacIsaac, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McIntosh, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Minogue, Dan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Pollock, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rush, Kevin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Taylor, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Turnbull, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Wootton, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 8 | |||