1938 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 28 May 1938 between Richmond and Geelong during round 6 of the 1938 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Jack Titus as vice-captain.
Reg Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), G. Bates, M. Bolger, S. Brett, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, R. Henderson, I. Hull, R. Martin, K. O'Neill, H. Smith, G. Strang, J. Symons
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, J. Butcher, C. Coles, J. Collins, G. Dougherty, B. Dyer, A. Everett, N. Glenister, J. Grant, C. Helmer, B. Hore, G. Mahon, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, C. Taylor
Richmond (18.9.117) defeated Geelong (12.16.88).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (6), D. Harris (4), P. Bentley (3), H. Smith (2), S. Brett, I. Hull, R. Martin
Geelong: C. Helmer (4), N. Glenister (3), C. Coles (2), J. Butcher, J. Collins, G. Dougherty
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (up from 8th) and Geelong were then 7th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 28 May 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 9 | (117) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 16 | (88) |
| Margin | RICH by 17 | RICH by 21 | RICH by 29 | RICH by 29 | RICH by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Titus
(Richmond),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Brett, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 9 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dyer, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Taylor, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 16 | |||