1925 VFL Round 16: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1925 between Richmond and Essendon during round 16 of the 1925 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Mel Morris captained the hosts.
Frank Maher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.
Richmond
M. Morris (capt.), R. Baxter, T. Bourke, D. Don, A. Geddes, F. Harley, D. Hayes, F. Huggard, J. Huggard, B. Lunn, J. Maxfield, B. McCormack, K. Millar, V. Moore, T. O'Halloran, G. Robinson, V. Thorp, G. Valentine
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), K. Adam, N. Beckton, G. Campbell, C. Donaldson, C. Farrell, J. Garden, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, H. Hunter, V. Irwin, C. May, N. McSweeney, J. Quinn, G. Shorten, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti
Richmond (7.8.50) were defeated by Essendon (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Don (3), K. Millar (3), M. Morris
Essendon: V. Irwin (5), C. Farrell (2), G. Campbell, J. Garden, F. Maher
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 7th on the ladder and Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1925 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 5 September 1925
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | ESSE by 11 | ESSE by 12 | ESSE by 15 | ESSE by 24 | ESSE by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dan Minogue
(Richmond),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
Mel Morris
(Richmond),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. O'Hea
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Bourke, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Harley, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Huggard, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Huggard, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lunn, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Maxfield, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Millar, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Moore, Vern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Morris, Mel (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Robinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Valentine, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Adam, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Farrell, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Irwin, Vince | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Shorten, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 14 | |||