1937 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1937 between Richmond and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1937 VFL season. Richmond hosted Hawthorn at Punt Road Oval. Perce Bentley captained the hosts. Ted Pool captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Ivan McAlpine.

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, R. Henderson, I. Hull, M. O'Connell, K. O'Neill, L. Sleeth, J. Symons, J. Titus

Hawthorn
Back: H. Albiston, L. Murphy, J. Barker
Half-back: G. Waters, G. Dower, F. Samblebe
Centre: N. Allison, S. Spinks, V. Randall
Half-forward: K. Feltscheer, T. Byrne, B. Deague
Forward: B. Williams, A. Neeson, L. Walsh
Follower: B. Mills, B. Pavey, T. Pool (capt.)
Sub.: N. Hillard

Richmond (14.13.97) defeated Hawthorn (13.14.92).

Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (7), J. Titus (3), J. Dyer (2), N. Dickson, G. Grant
Hawthorn: B. Williams (3), J. Barker (2), K. Feltscheer (2), B. Mills (2), T. Pool (2), L. Walsh (2)

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Richmond v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 28 August 1937
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Hawthorn
Score: 14.13.97 - 13.14.92

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 6 . 3 10 . 5 13 . 12 14 . 13 14 . 13 (97)
Hawthorn 3 . 0 7 . 4 9 . 10 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Margin RICH by 21 RICH by 19 RICH by 26 RICH by 5 RICH by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Perce Bentley (Richmond), Ivan McAlpine (Hawthorn)
Captains: Perce Bentley (Richmond), Ted Pool (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Batt

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Bates, George ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
23 Broman, Alby ? ? 0 ?
13 Chirgwin, Dick ? ? 0 ?
15 Cotter, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Crane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Dickson, Norm ? ? 1 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 2 ?
32 Grant, Geoff ? ? 1 ?
22 Guinane, Danny ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 7 ?
8 Henderson, Reg ? ? 0 ?
27 Hull, Ian ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Connell, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
6 Sleeth, Lou ? ? 0 ?
19 Symons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 13

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
35 Albiston, Harold BPL ? 0 ?
9 Allison, Neil WL ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack BPR ? 2 ?
2 Byrne, Tom CHF ? 0 ?
17 Deague, Bill HFFR ? 0 ?
25 Dower, George CHB ? 0 ?
Feltscheer, Ken HFFL ? 2 ?
14 Hillard, Norm SUB↑ ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert RU ? 2 ?
16 Murphy, Leo FB ? 0 ?
11 Neeson, Alf FF↓ ? 0 ?
20 Pavey, Bill RU ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted (c) RO ? 2 ?
7 Randall, Viv WR ? 0 ?
24 Samblebe, Frank HBFR ? 0 ?
8 Spinks, Stan C ? 0 ?
33 Walsh, Len FPR ? 2 ?
28 Waters, Gordon HBFL ? 0 ?
31 Williams, Bob FPL ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 14

N. Hillard replaced A. Neeson during the fourth quarter.

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Richmond Coach: Perce Bentley
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
35 H. Albiston 16 L. Murphy 6 J. Barker













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



28 G. Waters 25 G. Dower 24 F. Samblebe













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



9 N. Allison 8 S. Spinks 7 V. Randall









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 B. Mills 14 N. Hillard
HALF-FORWARD 20 B. Pavey

K. Feltscheer 2 T. Byrne 17 B. Deague 19 T. Pool (c)











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



31 B. Williams 11 A. Neeson 33 L. Walsh













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Ivan McAlpine