1938 VFL Round 7: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 4 June 1938 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 7 of the 1938 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval.
Frank Curcio captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Titus as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), H. Dawson, C. Denning, G. Dennis, A. Edwards, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, J. McKenzie, B. Minney, L. Morgan, D. Murray, W. Mutimer, D. Ryan, B. Sayers, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, L. Smith, J. Toohey, B. Treweek
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), M. Bolger, S. Brett, A. Broman, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, R. Henderson, I. Hull, R. Martin, K. O'Neill, L. Sleeth, H. Smith, G. Strang
Fitzroy (12.15.87) were defeated by Richmond (14.10.94).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: F. Hughson (3), J. McKenzie (3), G. Dennis (2), F. Curcio, C. Denning, A. Edwards, L. Smith
Richmond: J. Titus (5), S. Brett (3), J. Dyer (3), P. Bentley (2), I. Hull
As a result of this match, Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder and Richmond remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 4 June 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 10 | (94) |
| Margin | RICH by 21 | RICH by 17 | RICH by 30 | RICH by 7 | RICH by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Jack Titus
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dennis, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Minney, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morgan, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mutimer, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Sayers, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Toohey, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Brett, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Broman, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sleeth, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 10 | |||