1937 VFL Round 9: North Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1937 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 9 of the 1937 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval. Jim Adamson captained the hosts. Perce Bentley captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

North Melbourne
J. Adamson (capt.), J. Anderson, S. Anderson, J. Bicknell, J. Cordner, R. Deller, T. Ellis, B. Findlay, L. Johnson, D. Kemp, M. McFarlane, R. McLeod, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, F. Penney, J. Rogers, C. Skinner, J. Smith, F. Stubbs

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), G. Bates, D. Chirgwin, J. Crane, J. Dyer, G. Grant, D. Guinane, D. Harris, G. Hayes, R. Henderson, I. Hull, K. O'Neill, L. Patton, R. Scriven, G. Smeaton, J. Symons, J. Titus, J. Uwins, B. Wells

North Melbourne (12.16.88) defeated Richmond (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Anderson (5), L. Johnson (2), R. Deller, B. Findlay, F. Penney, J. Smith, F. Stubbs
Richmond: J. Titus (6), D. Harris (2), P. Bentley, J. Dyer, I. Hull

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: North Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 19 June 1937
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 12.16.88 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 4 . 3 7 . 8 9 . 9 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Richmond 2 . 2 4 . 5 10 . 10 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin NMLB by 13 NMLB by 21 RICH by 7 NMLB by 11 NMLB by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paddy Scanlan (North Melbourne), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Captains: Jim Adamson (North Melbourne), Perce Bentley (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Batt

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Anderson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Anderson, Stewart ? ? 5 ?
11 Bicknell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
18 Deller, Roy ? ? 1 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
11 Findlay, Bill ? ? 1 ?
20 Johnson, Lloyd ? ? 2 ?
21 Kemp, Don ? ? 0 ?
12 McFarlane, Mick ? ? 0 ?
22 McLeod, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Montgomery, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Morcom, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
34 Penney, Frank ? ? 1 ?
28 Rogers, Joe ? ? 0 ?
16 Skinner, Charles ? ? 0 ?
4 Smith, Jack ? ? 1 ?
31 Stubbs, Frank ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 16

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Bates, George ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 1 ?
13 Chirgwin, Dick ? ? 0 ?
18 Crane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 1 ?
32 Grant, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
22 Guinane, Danny ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 2 ?
31 Hayes, Gerry ? ? 0 ?
8 Henderson, Reg ? ? 0 ?
27 Hull, Ian ? ? 1 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
28 Patton, Les ? ? 0 ?
25 Scriven, Ray ? ? 0 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 0 ?
19 Symons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 6 ?
9 Uwins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Wells, Billy ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 11

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