1937 VFL Round 15: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1937 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 15 of the 1937 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval.
Haydn Bunton captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Fitzroy
H. Bunton (capt.), B. Bunworth, T. Butherway, V. Carroll, E. Clark, H. Dawson, A. Edwards, W. Gray, A. Hall, L. Hughson, M. Hughson, T. Laskey, B. Lowenthal, J. McKenzie, L. Morgan, W. Mutimer, D. Ryan, W. Smallhorn, L. Smith
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. Martin, K. O'Neill, L. Sleeth, G. Smeaton, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Wells, F. Wilson
Fitzroy (11.13.79) were defeated by Richmond (15.13.103).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: H. Bunton (3), J. McKenzie (2), L. Smith (2), W. Gray, A. Hall, T. Laskey, W. Mutimer
Richmond: D. Harris (4), J. Titus (3), L. Sleeth (2), P. Bentley, G. Hayes, R. Martin, G. Smeaton, J. Symons, F. Wilson
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 31 July 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Richmond | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 13 | (103) |
| Margin | RICH by 11 | RICH by 12 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 24 | RICH by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Haydn Bunton
(Fitzroy),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Bunworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Butherway, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 16 | Carroll, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 22 | Gray, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Laskey, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Lowenthal, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Morgan, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mutimer, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Smith, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Hayes, Gerry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sleeth, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 13 | |||