1937 VFL Round 12: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1937 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1937 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), G. Bates, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Dyer, G. Grant, D. Guinane, D. Harris, R. Henderson, R. Martin, K. O'Neill, R. Scriven, L. Sleeth, G. Smeaton, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Wells
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, B. Chandler, J. Coolahan, J. Foster, E. Glass, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Lewis, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, S. Penberthy, B. Reilly, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott
Richmond (15.12.102) defeated Melbourne (13.10.88).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (6), J. Titus (4), P. Bentley (3), L. Sleeth, G. Smeaton
Melbourne: R. Barassi (4), P. Beames (2), L. Jones (2), R. Baggott, J. Foster, J. Mueller, B. Reilly, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 July 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | RICH by 22 | RICH by 8 | RICH by 14 | RICH by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Grant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scriven, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sleeth, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Chandler, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Coolahan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reilly, Beres | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 10 | |||