1938 VFL Round 1: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1938 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 1 of the 1938 VFL season.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Jack Titus as vice-captain.
Keith Forbes captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Keith Forbes.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), G. Bates, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Dyer, D. Guinane, D. Harris, R. Henderson, B. Jenkins, J. MacBeth, R. Martin, A. McCrory, K. O'Neill, L. Sleeth, G. Smeaton, G. Strang
North Melbourne
K. Forbes (capt.), J. Adamson, J. Anderson, S. Anderson, J. Bicknell, W. Carter, J. Cordner, F. Crapper, T. Ellis, B. Findlay, L. Jacobs, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, M. McFarlane, R. McLeod, C. Mitchell, E. Morcom, C. Skinner, F. Stubbs
Richmond (19.26.140) defeated North Melbourne (9.9.63).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (9), D. Harris (3), J. Dyer (2), P. Bentley, R. Henderson, R. Martin, L. Sleeth, G. Smeaton
North Melbourne: K. Forbes (3), F. Crapper, B. Findlay, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, R. McLeod, F. Stubbs
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 23 April 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
19.26.140 - 9.9.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 8 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 22 | 19 | . | 26 | 19 | . | 26 | (140) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | RICH by 52 | RICH by 35 | RICH by 65 | RICH by 77 | RICH by 77 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Titus
(Richmond),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Glasson
Goal Umpire:
J. Leheny
Player Statistics
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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Jenkins, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | MacBeth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | McCrory, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sleeth, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 26 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Anderson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Anderson, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bicknell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Crapper, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Jacobs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Mitchell, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 9 | |||