1937 VFL Season: Richmond

Season Team Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Team: Richmond
Home Ground: Punt Road Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 11-1-6, P%: 108.0%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by Collingwood (Semi Final)
Players: 29
Brownlow Leader(s): Dick Harris (9)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Dick Harris (64)
Jack Dyer Medal Recipient(s): Jack Dyer

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Perce Bentley

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Bates, George #4 14 R05, R07-R18, SF 4
Bentley, Perce #1 18 R01-R15, R17-R18, SF 30
Bolger, Martin #9 18 R01-R08, R10-R18, SF 0
Broman, Alby #23 3 R10, R17-R18 0
Chirgwin, Dick #13 17 R03-R18, SF 2
Cotter, Jack #15 16 R01-R08, R12-R18, SF 0
Crane, Jack #18 16 R04-R18, SF 0
Dickson, Norm #14 5 R01-R03, R17-R18 1
Dyer, Jack #17 17 R01, R03-R15, R17-R18, SF 10
Grant, Geoff #32 19 R01-R18, SF 3
Guinane, Danny #22 13 R01-R02, R07-R09, R12-R18, SF 0
Harris, Dick #20 18 R01-R15, R17-R18, SF 65
Hayes, Gerry #31 12 R01-R09, R15-R17 1
Henderson, Reg #8 18 R01-R14, R16-R18, SF 4
Hull, Ian #27 13 R02, R04-R11, R16-R18, SF 7
Maple, Alan #3 3 R02-R03, R16 3
Martin, Ray #7 13 R01-R07, R12-R16, SF 10
O'Connell, Maurie #5 2 R11, R18 0
O'Neill, Kevin #16 19 R01-R18, SF 0
Patton, Les #28 3 R01, R08-R09 0
Scriven, Ray #25 13 R01-R06, R09-R12, R14, R16, SF 2
Sleeth, Lou #6 13 R01-R03, R10-R18, SF 14
Smeaton, George #24 15 R01-R15 5
Symons, Jack #19 17 R01-R06, R08-R13, R15-R18, SF 16
Titus, Jack #12 19 R01-R18, SF 65
Uwins, Frank #29 1 R02 1
Uwins, Jack #9 6 R04, R09-R11, R13, R16 0
Wells, Billy #10 13 R03-R10, R12-R15, SF 0
Wilson, Fred #33 7 R01, R06-R07, R11, R14-R16 1

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Bentley, Perce 18 10 -1- 7 R01-R15, R17-R18, SF
Titus, Jack 1 1 -0- 0 R16

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
24/04/1937 Round 1 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 26 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
01/05/1937 Round 2 Footscray HOME WIN RIC by 34 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
08/05/1937 Round 3 South Melbourne AWAY DRAW drawn Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
15/05/1937 Round 4 Fitzroy HOME WIN RIC by 28 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
22/05/1937 Round 5 Essendon AWAY WIN RIC by 52 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
29/05/1937 Round 6 Geelong HOME WIN RIC by 31 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
05/06/1937 Round 7 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 2 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
12/06/1937 Round 8 Carlton HOME WIN RIC by 11 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
19/06/1937 Round 9 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 11 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
26/06/1937 Round 10 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 13 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
03/07/1937 Round 11 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 29 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
10/07/1937 Round 12 Melbourne HOME WIN RIC by 14 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
17/07/1937 Round 13 Footscray AWAY WIN RIC by 3 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
24/07/1937 Round 14 South Melbourne HOME WIN RIC by 30 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
31/07/1937 Round 15 Fitzroy AWAY WIN RIC by 24 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
07/08/1937 Round 16 Essendon HOME WIN RIC by 2 Jack Titus Jack Titus
21/08/1937 Round 17 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 31 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
28/08/1937 Round 18 Hawthorn HOME WIN RIC by 5 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
04/09/1937 Semi Final Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 51 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley