1938 VFL Round 4: St Kilda v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1938 between St Kilda and Richmond during round 4 of the 1938 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Richmond at Junction Oval. Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Titus as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Ansell Clarke and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

St Kilda
G. Andrew, C. Curyer, J. Davis, B. Flett, R. Garvin, A. Hender, J. Kelly, S. Lloyd, B. Mohr, D. Rayment, A. Robertson, A. Rose, B. Sharp, J. Showell, L. Smith, S. Snell, A. Weiss, C. Williamson, R. Wilson

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), G. Bates, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Dyer, G. Grant, D. Guinane, D. Harris, R. Henderson, I. Hull, R. Martin, A. McCrory, K. O'Neill, L. Sleeth, G. Strang, J. Symons

St Kilda (15.9.99) defeated Richmond (13.11.89).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: G. Andrew (4), B. Mohr (2), L. Smith (2), C. Williamson (2), C. Curyer, B. Flett, J. Kelly, B. Sharp, A. Weiss
Richmond: I. Hull (3), J. Dyer (2), J. Titus (2), P. Bentley, D. Harris, R. Henderson, R. Martin, A. McCrory, J. Symons

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1938 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: St Kilda v Richmond
Date: Saturday 14 May 1938
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. Richmond
Score: 15.9.99 - 13.11.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 1 5 . 6 9 . 6 15 . 9 15 . 9 (99)
Richmond 2 . 4 5 . 4 10 . 9 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Margin RICH by 3 STKL by 2 RICH by 9 STKL by 10 STKL by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ansell Clarke (St Kilda), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Jack Titus (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Murphy

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Andrew, George ? ? 4 ?
11 Curyer, Clarrie ? ? 1 ?
26 Davis, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Flett, Bob ? ? 1 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 0 ?
5 Hender, Allan ? ? 0 ?
22 Kelly, Jack ? ? 1 ?
20 Lloyd, Stan ? ? 0 ?
10 Mohr, Bill ? ? 2 ?
12 Rayment, Doug ? ? 0 ?
2 Robertson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
29 Rose, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
31 Sharp, Bill ? ? 1 ?
33 Showell, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Smith, Laird ? ? 2 ?
3 Snell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
8 Weiss, Alby ? ? 1 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 2 ?
24 Wilson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 9

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 ?
32 Grant, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
22 Guinane, Danny ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 1 ?
8 Henderson, Reg ? ? 1 ?
27 Hull, Ian ? ? 3 ?
7 Martin, Ray ? ? 1 ?
26 McCrory, Alan ? ? 1 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
6 Sleeth, Lou ? ? 0 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
19 Symons, Jack ? ? 1 ?
12 Titus, Jack (vc) ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 11

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