1937 VFL Season Round 4: Richmond v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1937 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round four of the 1937 season of the Victorian Football League. Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval. Perce Bentley captained the hosts. Haydn Bunton captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.

Richmond (17.10.112) defeated Fitzroy (12.12.84).

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Richmond v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 15 May 1937
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Fitzroy
Score: 17.10.112 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 2 12 . 3 14 . 5 17 . 10 17 . 10 (112)
Fitzroy 1 . 5 4 . 8 9 . 9 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin RICH by 21 RICH by 43 RICH by 26 RICH by 28 RICH by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Richmond

Captain: Perce Bentley
Coach: Perce Bentley

Fitzroy

Captain: Haydn Bunton
Coach: Gordon Rattray

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

G. Murphy

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 2 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
13 Chirgwin, Dick ? ? 0 ?
15 Cotter, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Crane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 0 ?
32 Grant, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 8 ?
31 Hayes, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
8 Henderson, Reg ? ? 0 ?
27 Hull, Ian ? ? 1 ?
7 Martin, Ray ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
25 Scriven, Ray ? ? 0 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 1 ?
19 Symons, Jack ? ? 2 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 2 ?
9 Uwins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Wells, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 10

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Bunton, Haydn (c) ? ? 2 ?
3 Bunworth, Bill ? ? 1 ?
20 Calverley, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Eric ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
25 Hall, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
28 Hearn, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
5 Hughson, Les ? ? 3 ?
1 Laskey, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
19 McConchie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
13 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 0 ?
17 McLellan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
23 Mutimer, Wally ? ? 0 ?
4 Ryan, Denis ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 0 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
10 Treweek, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
24 White, Allan ? ? 2 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s