1937 VFL Round 16: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1937 between Richmond and Essendon during round 16 of the 1937 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Jack Titus captained the hosts.
In the absence of Keith Forbes, vice-captain Len Webster captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Titus and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
Richmond
J. Titus (capt.), G. Bates, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, G. Grant, D. Guinane, G. Hayes, R. Henderson, I. Hull, A. Maple, R. Martin, K. O'Neill, R. Scriven, L. Sleeth, J. Symons, J. Uwins, F. Wilson
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), N. Baker, G. Bell, T. Bryce, J. Cassin, T. Freyer, B. Hall, F. Kelly, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, A. Maltby, L. Maynes, E. Plummer, L. Powell, A. Roberts, L. Wallace, R. Watts, D. Welch, S. Wilson
Richmond (13.15.93) defeated Essendon (12.19.91).
Goalkickers
Richmond: L. Sleeth (6), J. Titus (4), I. Hull, R. Martin, J. Symons
Essendon: T. Freyer (3), R. Watts (3), J. Cassin (2), T. Lahiff, L. Maynes, L. Webster, D. Welch
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 7 August 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Essendon | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 19 | 12 | . | 19 | (91) |
| Margin | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 20 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Titus
(Richmond),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Captains:
Jack Titus
(Richmond),
Len Webster
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Rooney
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Grant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hayes, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Maple, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scriven, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sleeth, Lou | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Uwins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Wilson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 15 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Hall, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Welch, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 19 | |||