1937 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1937 between Geelong and Richmond during round 17 of the 1937 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, G. Dougherty, B. Dyer, J. Evans, A. Everett, N. Glenister, J. Grant, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, B. Hore, G. Mahon, J. Metherell, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, J. Wills
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), G. Bates, M. Bolger, A. Broman, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, N. Dickson, J. Dyer, G. Grant, D. Guinane, D. Harris, G. Hayes, R. Henderson, I. Hull, K. O'Neill, L. Sleeth, J. Symons, J. Titus
Geelong (14.6.90) defeated Richmond (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Metherell (6), G. Dougherty (4), L. Hardiman (3), G. Abbott
Richmond: J. Dyer (2), J. Titus (2), P. Bentley, I. Hull, L. Sleeth, J. Symons
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 1st on the ladder and Richmond remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
11,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 7 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 6 | 14 | . | 6 | (90) |
| Richmond | 0 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | GEEL by 43 | RICH by 10 | GEEL by 18 | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Dyer, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Metherell, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wills, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 6 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Broman, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Grant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hayes, Gerry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sleeth, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 11 | |||