1924 VFL Round-Robin Final 3: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 27 September 1924 between Essendon and Richmond during the third round-robin final round of the 1924 VFL season. Essendon hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval. In the absence of Syd Barker, vice-captain Frank Maher captained the hosts. Dan Minogue captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

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

Richmond
Back: J. Harrison, V. Thorp, G. Hislop
Half-back: J. Smith, M. Hislop, R. Reid
Centre: B. McCaskill, N. McIntosh, J. Karthaus
Half-forward: R. Empey, T. Bourke, K. Millar
Forward: G. Rudolph, M. Morris, J. Barnett
Follower: A. MacIsaac, D. Minogue (capt.), D. Hayes

Essendon (6.11.47) were defeated by Richmond (9.13.67).

Goalkickers
Essendon: N. Beckton (2), C. Hardy (2), G. Stockdale (2)
Richmond: D. Hayes (3), R. Empey (2), J. Barnett, K. Millar, M. Morris, G. Rudolph

Match Details

Season: 1924 VFL Season
Round: Round-Robin Final 3
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday 27 September 1924
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Richmond
Score: 6.11.47 - 9.13.67

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 1 . 4 2 . 8 6 . 9 6 . 11 6 . 11 (47)
Richmond 4 . 2 5 . 7 7 . 8 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Margin RICH by 16 RICH by 17 RICH by 5 RICH by 20 RICH by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Wickham

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Baring, Fred FB ? 0 ?
3 Beckton, Norm RU ? 2 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde BPL ? 0 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie HBFR ? 0 ?
6 Fitzmaurice, Tom CHB ? 0 ?
12 Gregory, Harry BPR ? 0 ?
33 Hardy, Charlie HFFR ? 2 ?
7 Hunter, Harry FPR ? 0 ?
21 Jenkins, Tommy FF ? 0 ?
15 Laing, Roy HBFL ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (ac) RO ? 0 ?
14 May, Charlie C ? 0 ?
16 McCarthy, Justin CHF ? 0 ?
6 Rawle, George RU ? 0 ?
30 Shorten, George HFFL ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg FPL ? 2 ?
8 Sullivan, Jimmy WL ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley WR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 11

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Barnett, Jack FPR ? 1 ?
29 Bourke, Ted CHF ? 0 ?
33 Empey, Ralph HFFL ? 2 ?
2 Harrison, Joe BPL ? 0 ?
20 Hayes, Doug RO ? 3 ?
9 Hislop, Gordon BPR ? 0 ?
6 Hislop, Max CHB ? 0 ?
4 Karthaus, Jim WR ? 0 ?
28 MacIsaac, Angus RU ? 0 ?
25 McCaskill, Bob WL ? 0 ?
3 McIntosh, Norm C ? 0 ?
14 Millar, Keith HFFR ? 1 ?
1 Minogue, Dan (c) RU ? 0 ?
11 Morris, Mel FF ? 1 ?
15 Reid, Reuben HBFR ? 0 ?
32 Rudolph, George FPL ? 1 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy HBFL ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic FB ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 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
2 J. Harrison 5 V. Thorp 9 G. Hislop 3 N. Beckton

7 H. Hunter 21 T. Jenkins 25 G. Stockdale 6 G. Rawle

FORWARD 24 F. Maher (ac)

HALF-BACK



10 J. Smith 6 M. Hislop 15 R. Reid



33 C. Hardy 16 J. McCarthy 30 G. Shorten



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



25 B. McCaskill 3 N. McIntosh 4 J. Karthaus



10 R. Watt 14 C. May 8 J. Sullivan FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 28 A. MacIsaac

HALF-FORWARD 1 D. Minogue (c)

33 R. Empey 29 T. Bourke 14 K. Millar 20 D. Hayes

11 C. Farrell 6 T. Fitzmaurice 15 R. Laing



HALF-BACK



FORWARD



32 G. Rudolph 11 M. Morris 12 J. Barnett



12 H. Gregory 5 F. Baring 2 C. Donaldson



BACK



Richmond Coach: Dan Minogue