1935 VFL Round 16: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1935 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1935 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Percy Rowe.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Baggott, D. Baxter, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Dyer, H. Edmonds, B. Foster, A. Geddes, D. Guinane, D. Harris, R. Martin, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, B. Ripper, G. Strang, J. Titus, E. Zschech
Fitzroy
B. Beard, L. Blackley, H. Bunton, A. Callick, F. Curcio, H. Dawson, A. Fitcher, I. Fleming, W. Gray, M. Hearn, L. Maynes, A. Neeson, D. Ryan, R. Saunders, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, J. Toohey, L. Watt, T. Williams
Richmond (17.16.118) defeated Fitzroy (12.9.81).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (5), J. Titus (5), P. Bentley (2), J. Dyer (2), D. Baxter, B. Foster, R. Martin
Fitzroy: D. Ryan (5), L. Blackley (2), H. Bunton (2), L. Watt (2), M. Hearn
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1935 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1935
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 16 | (118) |
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 9 | (81) |
| Margin | FITZ by 4 | RICH by 15 | RICH by 16 | RICH by 37 | RICH by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Percy Rowe
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Baxter, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 27 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Ripper, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 16 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Beard, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Blackley, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Callick, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Fitcher, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gray, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Neeson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Denis | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Saunders, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Watt, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 9 | |||