1937 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1937 between Richmond and Footscray during round 2 of the 1937 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
Sid Dockendorff captained the visitors with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Syd Coventry.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), M. Bolger, J. Cotter, N. Dickson, G. Grant, D. Guinane, D. Harris, G. Hayes, R. Henderson, I. Hull, A. Maple, R. Martin, K. O'Neill, R. Scriven, L. Sleeth, G. Smeaton, J. Symons, J. Titus, F. Uwins
Footscray
S. Dockendorff (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, D. Eason, R. Evans, A. Ferguson, B. Flanigan, J. Greenham, J. Hallahan, C. Mitchell, A. Morrison, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, C. Shields, P. Standfield, C. White
Richmond (17.15.117) defeated Footscray (12.11.83).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (5), J. Titus (3), P. Bentley (2), A. Maple (2), R. Martin (2), J. Symons (2), F. Uwins
Footscray: A. Olliver (4), B. O'Brien (2), P. Standfield (2), D. Eason, A. Morrison, C. Shields, N. Ware
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 15 | (117) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 11 | (83) |
| Margin | FOOT by 26 | RICH by 8 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 34 | RICH by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Syd Coventry
(Footscray)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Sid Dockendorff
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Grant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Hayes, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Maple, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scriven, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sleeth, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Uwins, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 15 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Dockendorff, Sid (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ferguson, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Hallahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mitchell, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Shields, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | White, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 11 | |||