1926 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 11 September 1926 between Richmond and Footscray during round 18 of the 1926 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Donald Don captained the hosts.
Allan Hopkins captained the visitors with Bill Doolan as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Mel Morris and the visitors were coached by Harry Saunders.
Richmond
D. Don (capt.), A. Anderson, C. Anderson, P. Bentley, C. Burke, B. Finlayson, L. Gallagher, A. Geddes, D. Hayes, J. James, S. Jamison, D. Lilburne, B. Lunn, B. McCormack, G. Robinson, G. Rudolph, J. Titus, G. Waterhouse
Footscray
A. Hopkins (capt.), B. Doolan (vice-capt.), F. Aked, G. Anthony, H. Baker, T. Butler, L. Chapple, J. Considine, J. Croft, A. Gardiner, C. Gaudion, D. Johnstone, J. Knott, J. McGlone, H. Neill, C. Rowe, V. Samson, R. Thompson
Richmond (6.13.49) were defeated by Footscray (13.15.93).
Goalkickers
Richmond: L. Gallagher (2), D. Hayes (2), C. Burke, G. Robinson
Footscray: A. Hopkins (6), H. Baker (2), L. Chapple (2), T. Butler, C. Gaudion, H. Neill
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 7th on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 11 September 1926
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
5,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Footscray | 4 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Margin | FOOT by 23 | FOOT by 31 | FOOT by 45 | FOOT by 44 | FOOT by 44 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mel Morris
(Richmond),
Harry Saunders
(Footscray)
Captains:
Donald Don
(Richmond),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Bill Doolan
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Anderson, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Anderson, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Burke, Cyril | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Finlayson, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | James, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jamison, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Lunn, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Robinson, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Waterhouse, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Anthony, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Butler, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 14 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Considine, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 6 | Croft, Joshua | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Doolan, Bill (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Hopkins, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Knott, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 15 | McGlone, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Neill, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Samson, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 13 | 15 | |||