1928 VFL Round 18: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 1928 between Geelong and Richmond during round 18 of the 1928 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval.
Tom Fitzmaurice captained the hosts.
Allan Geddes captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Tom Fitzmaurice and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Geelong
T. Fitzmaurice (capt.), T. Baker, A. Carroll, J. Chambers, L. Clearson, E. Fleming, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, F. Keppel, G. Lamb, M. Lamb, F. Mockridge, C. Mulroyan, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, L. Vautier, J. Williams
Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, R. Baker, J. Bisset, D. Don, R. Empey, J. Fincher, D. Harris, S. Judkins, D. Lilburne, B. Lunn, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, G. Rudolph, J. Titus, C. Watson, H. Weidner
Geelong (9.9.63) were defeated by Richmond (15.21.111).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Chambers (2), T. Fitzmaurice (2), T. Stevenson (2), L. Clearson, R. Hickey, L. Vautier
Richmond: J. Titus (5), H. Weidner (5), J. Baggott (3), T. O'Halloran, G. Rudolph
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 9th on the ladder and Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1928 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 1 September 1928
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
7,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 21 | 15 | . | 21 | (111) |
| Margin | RICH by 15 | RICH by 33 | RICH by 53 | RICH by 48 | RICH by 48 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Tom Fitzmaurice
(Geelong),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
Tom Fitzmaurice
(Geelong),
Allan Geddes
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Carroll, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Clearson, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Fleming, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Keppel, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Lamb, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lamb, Milton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Mulroyan, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Vautier, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 9 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Baker, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Empey, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lunn, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 22 | Watson, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 21 | |||