1935 VFL Round 12: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1935 between Richmond and Footscray during round 12 of the 1935 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
Alby Morrison captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Syd Coventry.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), D. Baxter, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, H. Edmonds, B. Foster, A. Geddes, D. Guinane, D. Harris, B. Hearn, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, R. Scriven, G. Smeaton, G. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech
Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), G. Bennett, L. Bogie, J. Bridgfoot, S. Dockendorff, J. Hallahan, V. Hamilton, V. Lamprell, B. Leahy, P. Lewis, C. McCrae, R. McKay, H. McLaughlin, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, D. Pollard, J. Ryan, B. Spurling, N. Ware
Richmond (16.10.106) defeated Footscray (3.11.29).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Bentley (4), D. Harris (4), J. Titus (3), H. Edmonds (2), D. Baxter, R. Martin, G. Smeaton
Footscray: C. McCrae, A. Olliver, D. Pollard
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Footscray remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1935 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 13 July 1935
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 11 | 3 | . | 11 | (29) |
| Margin | RICH by 6 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 63 | RICH by 77 | RICH by 77 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Syd Coventry
(Footscray)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Alby Morrison
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Boyd
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baxter, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Hearn, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scriven, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bogie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Bridgfoot, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Dockendorff, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Hallahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hamilton, Vince | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lamprell, Vern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Leahy, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lewis, Pye | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Morrison, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Pollard, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 3 | 11 | |||