1937 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1937 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 1 of the 1937 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, E. Glass, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, J. Lewis, W. Lock, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, G. Ogden, L. Reiffel, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), M. Bolger, J. Cotter, N. Dickson, J. Dyer, G. Grant, D. Guinane, D. Harris, G. Hayes, R. Henderson, R. Martin, K. O'Neill, L. Patton, R. Scriven, L. Sleeth, G. Smeaton, J. Symons, J. Titus, F. Wilson
Melbourne (14.8.92) defeated Richmond (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: E. Glass (7), L. Reiffel (2), N. Smith (2), P. Beames, M. Gibb, J. Lewis
Richmond: J. Titus (4), D. Harris (2), R. Scriven (2), R. Martin
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder and Richmond were then 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 24 April 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
19,726
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 7 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 8 | (92) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | MELB by 30 | MELB by 38 | MELB by 21 | MELB by 26 | MELB by 26 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. McDermott
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Kinnear, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 8 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Grant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Hayes, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Patton, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scriven, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Sleeth, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 12 | |||