1928 VFL Round 17: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1928 between Richmond and Essendon during round 17 of the 1928 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Donald Don captained the hosts.
Frank Maher captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.
Richmond
D. Don (capt.), R. Baker, J. Bisset, R. Empey, J. Fincher, B. Foster, L. Gallagher, D. Harris, S. Judkins, D. Lilburne, B. Lunn, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, A. Oakley, G. Rudolph, J. Titus, C. Watson, H. Weidner
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), A. Arthur, N. Beckton, G. Campbell, S. Carman, J. Dolan, K. Forbes, H. Gregory, J. Hammond, H. Okey, K. Parris, J. Quinn, A. Rennie, G. Stockdale, P. Walsh, R. Watt, J. Way, L. Webster
Richmond (22.14.146) defeated Essendon (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (9), J. Fincher (3), J. Bisset (2), D. Lilburne (2), G. Rudolph (2), R. Baker, R. Empey, B. Foster, A. Oakley
Essendon: G. Stockdale (4), K. Forbes (3), A. Arthur, N. Beckton, F. Maher, J. Quinn
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 18 August 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 4 | 17 | . | 11 | 22 | . | 14 | 22 | . | 14 | (146) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | RICH by 19 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 67 | RICH by 69 | RICH by 69 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Charlie Hardy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Donald Don
(Richmond),
Frank Maher
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Baker, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Empey, Ralph | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Lunn, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Oakley, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 22 | Watson, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 22 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Arthur, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dolan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Gregory, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Parris, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Rennie, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Way, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 11 | |||