1939 VFL Season: Richmond

Season Team Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Team: Richmond
Home Ground: Punt Road Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 118.0%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by St Kilda (Semi Final)
Players: 27
Brownlow Leader(s): Jack Dyer (17)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Jack Titus (45)
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
Ablett, Len #3 13 R01-R12, R16 0
Bates, George #4 4 R04-R07 0
Bawden, Bob #23 9 R11-R18, SF 1
Bentley, Perce #1 17 R01-R12, R15-R18, SF 19
Bolger, Martin #9 17 R01-R02, R05-R18, SF 0
Broman, Alby #33 2 R13-R14 0
Chirgwin, Dick #13 4 R04, R08-R09, R11 0
Cotter, Jack #15 18 R01-R08, R10-R18, SF 0
Crane, Jack #18 19 R01-R18, SF 2
Currie, Jack #25 6 R07-R12 0
Dickson, Norm #14 13 R01-R04, R10-R11, R13-R18, SF 14
Dyer, Jack #17 17 R01-R09, R12-R18, SF 12
Edwards, Bert #2 16 R01-R06, R10-R18, SF 2
Guinane, Danny #22 14 R01-R03, R06, R09-R11, R13-R18, SF 0
Harris, Dick #20 17 R01-R09, R12-R18, SF 38
Hull, Ian #27 4 R01, R03, R10, R17 1
Martin, Ray #7 15 R01-R10, R15-R18, SF 12
McDonald, Alan #10 11 R07, R09, R11-R18, SF 1
O'Connell, Maurie #5 13 R05, R08-R18, SF 25
O'Neill, Kevin #16 19 R01-R18, SF 0
Priestley, Charlie #11 15 R02-R15, R18 0
Scott, Jack #6 19 R01-R18, SF 9
Smeaton, George #24 18 R01-R09, R11-R18, SF 16
Smith, Harry #28 11 R01-R08, R10, R13-R14 0
Smith, Laird #8 19 R01-R18, SF 33
Symons, Jack #19 12 R01-R10, R12, SF 12
Titus, Jack #12 19 R01-R18, SF 48

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 19 13 -0- 6 R01-R18, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
22/04/1939 Round 1 Melbourne AWAY WIN RIC by 37 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
29/04/1939 Round 2 Footscray HOME WIN RIC by 29 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
06/05/1939 Round 3 Essendon AWAY WIN RIC by 2 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
13/05/1939 Round 4 South Melbourne HOME WIN RIC by 23 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
20/05/1939 Round 5 North Melbourne HOME WIN RIC by 29 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
27/05/1939 Round 6 Carlton AWAY WIN RIC by 7 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
03/06/1939 Round 7 Collingwood HOME LOSS COL by 36 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
10/06/1939 Round 8 Hawthorn AWAY WIN RIC by 38 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
17/06/1939 Round 9 Geelong HOME WIN RIC by 25 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
24/06/1939 Round 10 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 42 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
01/07/1939 Round 11 St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 15 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
08/07/1939 Round 12 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 7 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
15/07/1939 Round 13 Footscray AWAY WIN RIC by 54 Perce Bentley Kevin O'Neill
22/07/1939 Round 14 Essendon HOME WIN RIC by 54 Perce Bentley Kevin O'Neill
05/08/1939 Round 15 South Melbourne AWAY WIN RIC by 45 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
12/08/1939 Round 16 North Melbourne AWAY WIN RIC by 15 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
19/08/1939 Round 17 Carlton HOME WIN RIC by 39 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
02/09/1939 Round 18 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 32 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley
09/09/1939 Semi Final St Kilda HOME LOSS STK by 30 Perce Bentley Perce Bentley