1935 VFL Round 17: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1935 between Richmond and Essendon during round 17 of the 1935 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
Keith Forbes captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Charlie May.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Baggott, 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, M. Sheahan, G. Strang, J. Symons, J. Titus, E. Zschech
Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), B. Anderson, G. Bell, T. Bryce, C. Crawford, B. Earle, M. Exelby, L. Griggs, C. Hearn, T. Lahiff, B. Lowenthal, G. Pattinson, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, S. Slater, H. Torney, B. Turner, L. Wallace, L. Webster
Richmond (12.14.86) defeated Essendon (7.16.58).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (5), D. Harris (2), P. Bentley, J. Dyer, B. Foster, R. Martin, G. Strang
Essendon: L. Webster (3), L. Wallace (2), B. Earle, K. Forbes
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1935 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1935
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 14 | (86) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 16 | 7 | . | 16 | (58) |
| Margin | RICH by 10 | RICH by 17 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 28 | RICH by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Charlie May
(Essendon)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Keith Forbes
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Crawford, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Earle, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hearn, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lowenthal, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Turner, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 16 | |||