1937 VFL Round 14: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1937 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 14 of the 1937 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.
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. Titus, B. Wells, F. Wilson
South Melbourne
T. Allen, J. Austin, T. Brain, G. Bryce, J. Cleary, R. Coyle, S. Dineen, B. Faul, R. Gillett, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, R. Hillis, P. Ilott, A. Mitchell, R. Moore, S. Patterson, K. Smith, L. Thomas
Richmond (16.23.119) defeated South Melbourne (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (8), P. Bentley (3), D. Harris (2), R. Martin (2), J. Dyer
South Melbourne: R. Moore (6), R. Hillis (3), S. Dineen (2), T. Brain, G. Bryce
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 5th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 July 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
16.23.119 - 13.11.89
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 20 | 16 | . | 23 | 16 | . | 23 | (119) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | RICH by 52 | RICH by 45 | RICH by 55 | RICH by 30 | RICH by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Roy Cazaly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Rooney
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 | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Grant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scriven, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sleeth, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 23 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Allen, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Bryce, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 34 | Dineen, Syd | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Gillett, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Ilott, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 9 | Patterson, Sandy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 11 | |||