1929 VFL Round 18: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1929 between Geelong and Richmond during round 18 of the 1929 VFL season. Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval. Arthur Coghlan captained the hosts. Dooley Lilburne captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Arthur Coghlan and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Geelong
A. Coghlan (capt.), T. Baker, J. Collins, J. Evans, E. Greeves, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, F. Keppel, G. Lamb, M. Lamb, R. Lancaster, T. Llewellyn, R. McDonald, F. Mockridge, J. Plunkett, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Williams

Richmond
D. Lilburne (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, B. Benton, T. Dunne, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, A. Geddes, F. Heifner, M. Hunter, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, A. Oakley, T. O'Halloran, M. Sheahan, J. Titus, H. Weidner

Geelong (12.10.82) defeated Richmond (5.12.42).

Goalkickers
Geelong: R. Lancaster (3), J. Plunkett (2), T. Stevenson (2), G. Todd (2), J. Collins, G. Jerram, F. Keppel
Richmond: M. Hunter (2), P. Bentley, J. Titus, H. Weidner

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 7th on the ladder and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 31 August 1929
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 6,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Richmond
Score: 12.10.82 - 5.12.42

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 2 4 . 6 6 . 7 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Richmond 1 . 3 3 . 5 5 . 11 5 . 12 5 . 12 (42)
Margin GEEL by 5 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 2 GEEL by 40 GEEL by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Arthur Coghlan (Geelong), Frank Hughes (Richmond)
Captains: Arthur Coghlan (Geelong), Dooley Lilburne (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted ? ? 0 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 1 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Greeves, Edward ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Jerram, George ? ? 1 ?
30 Keppel, Frank ? ? 1 ?
25 Lamb, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
4 Lancaster, Ralph ? ? 3 ?
8 Llewellyn, Ted ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
17 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
3 Plunkett, Jack ? ? 2 ?
15 Stevenson, Ted ? ? 2 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 2 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 10

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 1 ?
3 Benton, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Dunne, Tom ? ? 0 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Hunter, Maurie ? ? 2 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
15 Oakley, Allan ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 1 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 12

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