1937 VFL Round 13: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1937 between Footscray and Richmond during round 13 of the 1937 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Alby Morrison captained the hosts with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, R. Evans, B. Flanigan, R. Flynne, B. Le Sueur, S. Livingstone, C. Luke, C. McCrae, L. McLure, D. Menzies, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, R. Porter, L. Ryan, P. Standfield, J. Thoms
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, L. Sleeth, G. Smeaton, J. Symons, J. Titus, J. Uwins, B. Wells
Footscray (11.9.75) were defeated by Richmond (12.6.78).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Olliver (4), A. Morrison (2), J. Thoms (2), B. O'Brien, R. Porter, L. Ryan
Richmond: P. Bentley (2), J. Dyer (2), R. Henderson (2), J. Titus (2), D. Harris, R. Martin, L. Sleeth, G. Smeaton
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 11th on the ladder and Richmond remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 17 July 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | (75) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| Margin | FOOT by 29 | RICH by 4 | FOOT by 10 | RICH by 3 | RICH by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Alby Morrison
(Footscray),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. McDermott
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Flynne, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Le Sueur, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Livingstone, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Luke, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | McLure, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Menzies, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 9 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Grant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sleeth, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Uwins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 6 | |||