1935 VFL Round 6: Essendon v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1935 between Essendon and Richmond during round 6 of the 1935 VFL season. Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill. Keith Forbes captained the hosts. Perce Bentley captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie May and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), B. Anderson, F. Asling, G. Bell, C. Crawford, B. Earle, T. Freyer, L. Griggs, C. Hearn, T. Lahiff, F. Nash, G. Pattinson, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, J. Stenhouse, H. Torney, B. Turner, L. Wallace, P. Walsh

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), D. Baxter, M. Bolger, H. Edmonds, B. Foster, A. Geddes, D. Harris, F. Heifner, C. Jordon, S. Judkins, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech

Essendon (12.13.85) were defeated by Richmond (13.9.87).

Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (3), T. Freyer (2), C. Hearn (2), D. Reynolds (2), T. Lahiff, F. Nash, G. Pattinson
Richmond: J. Titus (6), D. Harris (3), D. Strang (2), H. Edmonds, B. Foster

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1935 VFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Essendon v Richmond
Date: Monday 3 June 1935
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 26,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Richmond
Score: 12.13.85 - 13.9.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 3 8 . 7 10 . 13 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Richmond 5 . 3 9 . 6 10 . 6 13 . 9 13 . 9 (87)
Margin RICH by 18 RICH by 5 ESSE by 7 RICH by 2 RICH by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie May (Essendon), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Captains: Keith Forbes (Essendon), Perce Bentley (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Anderson, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
29 Asling, Frank ? ? 0 ?
12 Bell, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Crawford, Col ? ? 0 ?
25 Earle, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith (c) ? ? 3 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 2 ?
19 Griggs, Les ? ? 0 ?
4 Hearn, Clarrie ? ? 2 ?
6 Lahiff, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
22 Nash, Frank ? ? 1 ?
24 Pattinson, George ? ? 1 ?
3 Reynolds, Dick ? ? 2 ?
21 Rippon, Ted ? ? 0 ?
14 Stenhouse, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Torney, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
18 Turner, Bill ? ? 0 ?
17 Wallace, Len ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baxter, Dave ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
7 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 1 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 3 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
32 Jordon, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
27 Martin, Ray ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
28 Strang, Doug ? ? 2 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 6 ?
25 Zschech, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 9

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