1927 VFL Round 8: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1927 between Richmond and Essendon during round 8 of the 1927 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Allan Geddes captained the hosts.
Frank Maher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Frank Maher.
Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, D. Don, L. Gallagher, D. Harris, D. Hayes, M. Hislop, J. Huggard, D. Lynch, A. MacIsaac, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, F. O'Brien, T. O'Halloran, G. Rudolph, J. Spain, L. Stainsby
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, S. Carman, C. Gomez, D. Gosling, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, B. Hudd, H. Hunter, L. Irving, J. Kidd, N. McSweeney, J. Quinn, N. Simpson, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti, R. Watt
Richmond (15.12.102) defeated Essendon (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Baggott (3), D. Lynch (3), P. Bentley (2), D. Hayes (2), G. Rudolph (2), J. Huggard, A. MacIsaac, L. Stainsby
Essendon: J. Vosti (3), F. Maher (2), J. Quinn (2), D. Gosling, B. Hudd, J. Kidd, G. Stockdale
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 18 June 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | RICH by 24 | RICH by 13 | RICH by 39 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Captains:
Allan Geddes
(Richmond),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Hislop, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Huggard, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Lynch, Dave | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | MacIsaac, Angus | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Spain, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Stainsby, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Gomez, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gosling, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hudd, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Irving, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Kidd, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 13 | |||