1924 VFL Round 14: Richmond v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1924 between Richmond and Essendon during round 14 of the 1924 VFL season. Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval. Dan Minogue captained the hosts. In the absence of Syd Barker, vice-captain Frank Maher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

Richmond
Back: E. Taylor, V. Thorp, J. Spain
Half-back: J. Smith, R. Reid, M. Hislop
Centre: B. McCaskill, N. McIntosh, K. Osmond
Half-forward: T. Bourke, B. Smith, F. Harley
Forward: E. Chalmers, M. Morris, G. Rudolph
Follower: A. MacIsaac, D. Minogue (capt.), D. Hayes

Essendon
Back: C. Donaldson, F. Baring, H. Hunter
Half-back: R. Laing, T. Fitzmaurice, H. Gregory
Centre: G. Campbell, C. May, J. Garden
Half-forward: G. Shorten, J. McCarthy, R. Watt
Forward: T. Jenkins, V. Irwin, G. Stockdale
Follower: N. Beckton, G. Rawle, F. Maher (capt.)

Richmond (7.14.56) were defeated by Essendon (12.13.85).

Goalkickers
Richmond: T. Bourke (2), M. Morris (2), E. Chalmers, D. Minogue, B. Smith
Essendon: T. Jenkins (4), V. Irwin (3), J. McCarthy (2), G. Stockdale (2), F. Maher

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Essendon remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Richmond v Essendon
Date: Saturday 26 July 1924
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 38,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Essendon
Score: 7.14.56 - 12.13.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 4 5 . 8 7 . 14 7 . 14 7 . 14 (56)
Essendon 2 . 0 7 . 3 11 . 7 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Margin RICH by 10 ESSE by 7 ESSE by 17 ESSE by 29 ESSE by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Wickham

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Bourke, Ted HFFL ? 2 ?
23 Chalmers, Eric FPL ? 1 ?
16 Harley, Frank HFFR ? 0 ?
20 Hayes, Doug RO ? 0 ?
6 Hislop, Max HBFR ? 0 ?
28 MacIsaac, Angus RU ? 0 ?
25 McCaskill, Bob WL ? 0 ?
3 McIntosh, Norm C ? 0 ?
1 Minogue, Dan (c) RU ? 1 ?
11 Morris, Mel FF ? 2 ?
18 Osmond, Keith WR ? 0 ?
15 Reid, Reuben CHB ? 0 ?
32 Rudolph, George FPR ? 0 ?
30 Smith, Basil CHF ? 1 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy HBFL ? 0 ?
22 Spain, Jim BPR ? 0 ?
7 Taylor, Ernie BPL ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic FB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 14

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred FB ? 0 ?
3 Beckton, Norm RU ? 0 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet WL ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde BPL ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom CHB ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack WR ? 0 ?
12 Gregory, Harry HBFR ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry BPR ? 0 ?
18 Irwin, Vince FF ? 3 ?
21 Jenkins, Tommy FPL ? 4 ?
15 Laing, Roy HBFL ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (ac) RO ? 1 ?
14 May, Charlie C ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Justin CHF ? 2 ?
6 Rawle, George RU ? 0 ?
30 Shorten, George HFFL ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg FPR ? 2 ?
10 Watt, Rowley HFFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 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