1930 VFL Round 3: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 17 May 1930 between Richmond and Essendon during round 3 of the 1930 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Allan Geddes captained the hosts.
Norm Beckton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.
Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), P. Bentley, B. Benton, M. Bolger, T. Cusack, R. Empey, B. Foster, D. Harris, F. Heifner, M. Hunter, S. Judkins, R. Martin, A. Oakley, S. Ogden, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, C. Street, J. Titus, H. Weidner
Essendon
N. Beckton (capt.), A. Arthur, L. Bertram, G. Campbell, T. Clarke, K. Forbes, T. Gubbins, J. Hammond, C. Hearn, L. Johnson, J. Kidd, B. Lynch, M. MacRae, F. Nash, H. Okey, N. Simpson, P. Walsh, E. Watson, R. Watt
Richmond (10.17.77) were defeated by Essendon (12.7.79).
Goalkickers
Richmond: T. O'Halloran (4), J. Titus (3), M. Hunter (2), H. Weidner
Essendon: L. Johnson (3), N. Beckton (2), K. Forbes (2), M. MacRae (2), A. Arthur, T. Gubbins, P. Walsh
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 11th on the ladder and Essendon remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1930 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 17 May 1930
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Essendon | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 7 | (79) |
| Margin | RICH by 2 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 6 | ESSE by 2 | ESSE by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Charlie Hardy
(Essendon)
Captains:
Allan Geddes
(Richmond),
Norm Beckton
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Johnston
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Benton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Cusack, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Empey, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Heifner, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hunter, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Oakley, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Ogden, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Street, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 17 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Arthur, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Beckton, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Bertram, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Gubbins, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hearn, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Kidd, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Lynch, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | MacRae, Mal | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Nash, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Okey, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Watson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 7 | |||