1926 VFL Round 14: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1926 between Richmond and Essendon during round 14 of the 1926 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Mel Morris captained the hosts.
Frank Maher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mel Morris and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.
Richmond
M. Morris (capt.), P. Bentley, B. Boromeo, D. Don, A. Geddes, D. Harris, D. Hayes, J. James, D. Lilburne, D. Lynch, A. MacIsaac, B. McCormack, K. Millar, T. O'Halloran, H. Pollock, G. Robinson, J. Smith, E. Taylor
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, C. Donaldson, J. Garden, D. Gosling, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, B. Hudd, H. Hunter, C. May, N. McSweeney, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, Rod Watt, Rowley Watt
Richmond (8.14.62) were defeated by Essendon (10.7.67).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Lynch (5), K. Millar, T. O'Halloran, G. Robinson
Essendon: D. Gosling (3), J. Vosti (3), N. Beckton, J. Garden, J. Hammond, N. Simpson
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 7th on the ladder and Essendon remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 7 | (67) |
| Margin | RICH by 16 | ESSE by 20 | RICH by 5 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mel Morris
(Richmond),
Syd Barker
(Essendon)
Captains:
Mel Morris
(Richmond),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
L. Netherton
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Boromeo, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Lynch, Dave | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 25 | MacIsaac, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Millar, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Morris, Mel (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Pollock, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Robinson, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Taylor, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Donaldson, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Garden, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Gosling, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hudd, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | May, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Watt, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 7 | |||