1937 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1937 between Richmond and Geelong during round 6 of the 1937 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
Reg Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
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, B. Wells, F. Wilson
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, G. Dougherty, J. Evans, A. Everett, N. Glenister, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, B. Hore, F. Johnson, J. Metherell, B. Miller, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, J. Wills
Richmond (15.19.109) defeated Geelong (12.6.78).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Bentley (7), D. Harris (5), I. Hull, J. Symons, J. Titus
Geelong: N. Glenister (3), J. Metherell (3), G. Dougherty (2), L. Hardiman (2), G. Abbott, J. Wills
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 19 | 15 | . | 19 | (109) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| Margin | GEEL by 25 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 36 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Grant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 19 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Johnson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Metherell, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Miller, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wills, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 6 | |||