1923 VFL Round 16: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1923 between Richmond and Geelong during round 16 of the 1923 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Dan Minogue captained the hosts.
Bert Rankin captained the visitors with Cliff Rankin as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Bert Taylor.
Richmond
D. Minogue (capt.), M. Connors, L. Dobrigh, D. Don, D. Fraser, F. Harley, J. Harrison, D. Hayes, M. Hislop, F. Huggard, H. James, B. McCaskill, M. Morris, E. Taylor, V. Thorp, N. Turnbull, G. Weatherill, S. Wootton
Geelong
B. Rankin (capt.), C. Rankin (vice-capt.), J. Dunstone, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, K. Johns, F. Jorgensen, B. Keane, J. Mathieson, B. McCarter, K. Nicolson, A. Pink, C. Plane, J. Rodgers, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, S. Thomas, G. Todd
Richmond (10.19.79) were defeated by Geelong (13.13.91).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Fraser (3), F. Harley (2), M. Connors, J. Harrison, H. James, M. Morris, N. Turnbull
Geelong: L. Hagger (5), B. Keane (4), C. Rankin (2), E. Greeves, J. Mathieson
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 8th on the ladder and Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1923 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1923
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 19 | 10 | . | 19 | (79) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Margin | GEEL by 30 | GEEL by 30 | GEEL by 29 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dan Minogue
(Richmond),
Bert Taylor
(Geelong)
Captains:
Dan Minogue
(Richmond),
Bert Rankin
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Kain
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Connors, Matt | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Dobrigh, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fraser, Don | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Harley, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hislop, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Huggard, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | James, Hughie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | McCaskill, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Minogue, Dan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Morris, Mel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Taylor, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Turnbull, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Weatherill, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wootton, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 19 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dunstone, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Johns, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Jorgensen, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Keane, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Mathieson, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | McCarter, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Nicolson, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Pink, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Plane, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Rankin, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Rodgers, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 13 | |||