1924 VFL Round 5: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 24 May 1924 between Essendon and Richmond during round 5 of the 1924 VFL season. Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill. Syd Barker captained the hosts with Frank Maher as vice-captain. Dan Minogue captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

Essendon
Back: C. Donaldson, V. Irwin, H. Gregory
Half-back: R. Laing, T. Fitzmaurice, J. Harrison
Centre: J. Garden, C. May, G. Campbell
Half-forward: G. Shorten, H. Hunter, R. Watt
Forward: J. Sullivan, G. Stockdale, J. Callahan
Follower: S. Barker (capt.), N. Beckton, F. Maher (vice-capt.)

Richmond
Back: G. Hislop, V. Thorp, G. Threlfall
Half-back: J. Smith, J. Spain, N. McIntosh
Centre: H. Bannister, D. Don, G. Beare
Half-forward: B. Smith, R. Reid, F. Harley
Forward: G. Rudolph, T. Bourke, J. Gale
Follower: A. MacIsaac, D. Minogue (capt.), D. Hayes

Essendon (13.16.94) defeated Richmond (3.13.31).

Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Stockdale (6), J. Callahan (2), F. Maher (2), J. Sullivan (2), N. Beckton
Richmond: T. Bourke, D. Minogue, G. Rudolph

As a result of this match, Essendon remained 3rd on the ladder and Richmond remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday 24 May 1924
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 22,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Richmond
Score: 13.16.94 - 3.13.31

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 2 9 . 5 11 . 11 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Richmond 1 . 4 1 . 8 2 . 11 3 . 13 3 . 13 (31)
Margin ESSE by 4 ESSE by 45 ESSE by 54 ESSE by 63 ESSE by 63
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Syd Barker (Essendon), Dan Minogue (Richmond)
Captains: Syd Barker (Essendon), Dan Minogue (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Frank Maher (Essendon), unknown (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Clarke

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barker, Syd (c) RU ? 0 ?
3 Beckton, Norm RU ? 1 ?
22 Callahan, Joe FPR ? 2 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet WR ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde BPL ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom CHB ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack WL ? 0 ?
12 Gregory, Harry BPR ? 0 ?
13 Harrison, Joe HBFR ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry CHF ? 0 ?
18 Irwin, Vince FB ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy HBFL ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (vc) RO ? 2 ?
14 May, Charlie C ? 0 ?
30 Shorten, George HFFL ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg FF ? 6 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy FPL ? 2 ?
10 Watt, Rowley HFFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 13 16

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Bannister, Horrie WL ? 0 ?
24 Beare, Gerry WR ? 0 ?
29 Bourke, Ted FF ? 1 ?
17 Don, Donald C ? 0 ?
25 Gale, Jack FPR ? 0 ?
16 Harley, Frank HFFR ? 0 ?
20 Hayes, Doug RO ? 0 ?
9 Hislop, Gordon BPL ? 0 ?
28 MacIsaac, Angus RU ? 0 ?
3 McIntosh, Norm HBFR ? 0 ?
1 Minogue, Dan (c) RU ? 1 ?
15 Reid, Reuben CHF ? 0 ?
32 Rudolph, George FPL ? 1 ?
30 Smith, Basil HFFL ? 0 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy HBFL ? 0 ?
22 Spain, Jim CHB ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic FB ? 0 ?
19 Threlfall, George BPR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 13

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

Player Line-Up

Essendon Coach: Syd Barker
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
9 G. Hislop 5 V. Thorp 19 G. Threlfall 1 S. Barker (c)

22 J. Callahan 25 G. Stockdale 8 J. Sullivan 3 N. Beckton

FORWARD 24 F. Maher (vc)

HALF-BACK



10 J. Smith 22 J. Spain 3 N. McIntosh



10 R. Watt 7 H. Hunter 30 G. Shorten



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



14 H. Bannister 17 D. Don 24 G. Beare



17 G. Campbell 14 C. May 28 J. Garden FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 28 A. MacIsaac

HALF-FORWARD 1 D. Minogue (c)

30 B. Smith 15 R. Reid 16 F. Harley 20 D. Hayes

13 J. Harrison 6 T. Fitzmaurice 15 R. Laing



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



32 G. Rudolph 29 T. Bourke 25 J. Gale



12 H. Gregory 18 V. Irwin 2 C. Donaldson



BACK



Richmond Coach: Dan Minogue