1937 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1937 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 4 of the 1937 VFL season.
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
P. Bentley (capt.), M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Dyer, G. Grant, D. Harris, G. Hayes, R. Henderson, I. Hull, R. Martin, K. O'Neill, R. Scriven, G. Smeaton, J. Symons, J. Titus, J. Uwins, B. Wells
Fitzroy
H. Bunton (capt.), B. Bunworth, B. Calverley, E. Clark, H. Dawson, A. Hall, M. Hearn, L. Hughson, T. Laskey, J. McConchie, J. McKenzie, B. McLellan, W. Mutimer, D. Ryan, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, B. Treweek, A. White, T. Williams
Richmond (17.10.112) defeated Fitzroy (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (8), P. Bentley (2), J. Symons (2), J. Titus (2), G. Grant, I. Hull, G. Smeaton
Fitzroy: L. Hughson (3), T. Williams (3), H. Bunton (2), A. White (2), B. Bunworth, T. Laskey
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
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
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
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Haydn Bunton
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||