1928 VFL Season Round 6: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1928 between Essendon and Richmond during round six of the 1928 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill. Frank Maher captained the hosts. Allan Geddes captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Essendon (10.8.68) defeated Richmond (7.19.61).

Match Details

Season: 1928 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Saturday 26 May 1928
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Richmond
Score: 10.8.68 - 7.19.61

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 3 . 0 7 . 3 10 . 3 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Richmond 2 . 4 5 . 6 6 . 12 7 . 19 7 . 19 (61)
Margin ESSE by 2 ESSE by 9 ESSE by 15 ESSE by 7 ESSE by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Frank Maher
Coach: Charlie Hardy

Richmond

Captain: Allan Geddes
Coach: Frank Hughes

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Arthur, Alan ? ? 1 ?
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 1 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
26 Charleston, Aub ? ? 0 ?
23 Clarke, Tom ? ? 0 ?
6 Dolan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
35 Forbes, Keith ? ? 1 ?
12 Gregory, Harry ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
14 Henry, Bill ? ? 3 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 0 ?
1 Martin, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 1 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 3 ?
33 Rennie, Artie ? ? 0 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 8

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 2 ?
3 Benton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Bisset, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
20 Hayes, Doug ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley ? ? 0 ?
19 Lunn, Bennie ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
25 O'Brien, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 1 ?
4 O'Neill, Bob ? ? 0 ?
28 Outram, Roy ? ? 1 ?
32 Rudolph, George ? ? 1 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 7 19

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s