1925 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1925 between Richmond and Geelong during round 2 of the 1925 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Dan Minogue captained the hosts.
Cliff Rankin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Cliff Rankin.
Richmond
D. Minogue (capt.), T. Bourke, D. Don, R. Empey, A. Geddes, F. Harley, J. Harrison, D. Hayes, B. McCaskill, B. McCormack, M. Morris, T. O'Halloran, G. Robinson, G. Rudolph, J. Smith, J. Spain, V. Thorp, G. Valentine
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), N. Brushfield, A. Coghlan, D. Ferguson, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, B. Hudd, J. Paterson, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, S. Thomas, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Richmond (9.5.59) were defeated by Geelong (13.14.92).
Goalkickers
Richmond: R. Empey (3), M. Morris (3), D. Don, T. O'Halloran, G. Robinson
Geelong: L. Hagger (4), C. Rankin (3), E. Greeves, J. Paterson, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, J. Warren
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | (59) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | GEEL by 15 | GEEL by 23 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dan Minogue
(Richmond),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Dan Minogue
(Richmond),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Hyland
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Bourke, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Empey, Ralph | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Harley, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McCaskill, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Minogue, Dan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Morris, Mel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Robinson, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Spain, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Valentine, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 5 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brushfield, Nick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Ferguson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hudd, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Paterson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Thomas, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 14 | |||