1925 VFL Round 13: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1925 between Geelong and Richmond during round 13 of the 1925 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval. Cliff Rankin captained the hosts. Mel Morris captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Cliff Rankin and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), N. Brushfield, J. Chambers, D. Ferguson, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, K. Johns, K. Leahy, F. Mockridge, A. Pink, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams

Richmond
M. Morris (capt.), T. Bourke, D. Don, D. Fraser, A. Geddes, F. Harley, D. Hayes, F. Horne, F. Huggard, J. Maxfield, B. McCaskill, B. McCormack, K. Millar, T. O'Halloran, G. Robinson, J. Spain, V. Thorp, G. Valentine

Geelong (11.20.86) defeated Richmond (4.8.32).

Goalkickers
Geelong: L. Hagger (3), A. Rayson (2), J. Warren (2), E. Fleming, A. Pink, C. Rankin, G. Todd
Richmond: M. Morris (2), D. Hayes, K. Millar

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 8 August 1925
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 13,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Richmond
Score: 11.20.86 - 4.8.32

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 1 . 8 4 . 9 10 . 13 11 . 20 11 . 20 (86)
Richmond 1 . 0 2 . 3 3 . 4 4 . 8 4 . 8 (32)
Margin GEEL by 8 GEEL by 18 GEEL by 51 GEEL by 54 GEEL by 54
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Cliff Rankin (Geelong), Dan Minogue (Richmond)
Captains: Cliff Rankin (Geelong), Mel Morris (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Mutch

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Brushfield, Nick ? ? 0 ?
8 Chambers, Jack ? ? 0 ?
3 Ferguson, Dave ? ? 0 ?
23 Fitzmaurice, Tom ? ? 0 ?
11 Fleming, Eric ? ? 1 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
14 Hagger, Lloyd ? ? 3 ?
9 Johns, Keith ? ? 0 ?
25 Leahy, Ken ? ? 0 ?
18 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Pink, Arthur ? ? 1 ?
6 Rankin, Cliff (c) ? ? 1 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
16 Smith, Les ? ? 0 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 1 ?
12 Warren, Jim ? ? 2 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 11 20

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Bourke, Ted ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 0 ?
26 Fraser, Don ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
16 Harley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
20 Hayes, Doug ? ? 1 ?
4 Horne, Frank ? ? 0 ?
25 Huggard, Frank ? ? 0 ?
21 Maxfield, Jim ? ? 0 ?
25 McCaskill, Bob ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Millar, Keith ? ? 1 ?
11 Morris, Mel (c) ? ? 2 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
3 Robinson, George ? ? 0 ?
22 Spain, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
31 Valentine, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 8

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