1937 VFL Round 8: Richmond v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1937 between Richmond and Carlton during round 8 of the 1937 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Carlton at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
Jim Francis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Percy Rowe.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), G. Bates, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Dyer, G. Grant, D. Guinane, D. Harris, G. Hayes, R. Henderson, I. Hull, K. O'Neill, L. Patton, G. Smeaton, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Wells
Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), F. Anderson, H. Bullen, B. Butler, N. Cashin, M. Crisp, F. Gill, J. Hale, E. Huxtable, B. Kuhlken, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, C. Neeson, J. Park, M. Price, K. Shea, A. Shields, H. Vallence, J. Wrout
Richmond (14.24.108) defeated Carlton (13.19.97).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (6), D. Harris (3), G. Bates (2), J. Symons (2), J. Dyer
Carlton: M. Price (3), H. Vallence (3), B. Butler (2), M. Crisp, J. Hale, B. Kuhlken, K. Shea, J. Wrout
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Carlton were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Richmond
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 12 June 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
27,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 20 | 14 | . | 24 | 14 | . | 24 | (108) |
| Carlton | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 19 | 13 | . | 19 | (97) |
| Margin | RICH by 3 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Percy Rowe
(Carlton)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Jim Francis
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Grant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Hayes, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Patton, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 24 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bullen, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Butler, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Cashin, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Kuhlken, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Neeson, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Price, Mick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Shea, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Shields, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Vallence, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 19 | |||