1926 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1926 between Richmond and Geelong during round 6 of the 1926 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Mel Morris captained the hosts.
Cliff Rankin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mel Morris and the visitors were coached by Cliff Rankin.
Richmond
M. Morris (capt.), P. Bentley, B. Boromeo, L. Gallagher, A. Geddes, D. Harris, D. Hayes, J. Huggard, J. James, D. Lilburne, B. Lunn, B. McCormack, K. Millar, T. O'Halloran, H. Pollock, G. Robinson, J. Smith, H. Weidner
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), J. Chambers, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Fleming, R. Fleming, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, S. Hall, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, L. Laver, C. Mulroyan, J. Paterson, A. Rayson, L. Smith, G. Todd, J. Warren, J. Williams
Richmond (10.13.73) were defeated by Geelong (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. James (3), M. Morris (2), T. O'Halloran (2), L. Gallagher, J. Huggard, G. Robinson
Geelong: L. Hagger (4), C. Rankin (3), J. Chambers, R. Fleming, C. Mulroyan, G. Todd, J. Warren
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
26,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Geelong | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | GEEL by 30 | GEEL by 23 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 10 | GEEL by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mel Morris
(Richmond),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Mel Morris
(Richmond),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Kain
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Boromeo, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Huggard, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lunn, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Millar, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Morris, Mel (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Pollock, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Robinson, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fleming, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Hall, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Laver, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Mulroyan, Cyril | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Paterson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Warren, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 11 | |||