1938 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1938 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 8 of the 1938 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval.
Len Thomas captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Titus as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Roy Cazaly and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
South Melbourne
L. Thomas (capt.), J. Austin, G. Bryce, J. Cleary, O. Evans, B. Faul, N. Fletcher, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, R. Humphries, M. Leonard, J. Meehan, A. Mitchell, R. Moore, J. Redstone, R. Richards, F. Sinclair, S. Tims
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), M. Bolger, S. Brett, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, N. Dickson, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, I. Hull, R. Martin, K. O'Neill, G. Smeaton, H. Smith, G. Strang, J. Symons
South Melbourne (8.14.62) were defeated by Richmond (20.15.135).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: R. Moore (3), O. Evans (2), J. Graham, J. Redstone, S. Tims
Richmond: J. Titus (4), P. Bentley (3), N. Dickson (3), D. Harris (3), B. Edwards (2), I. Hull (2), R. Martin, G. Smeaton, J. Symons
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Monday 13 June 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Richmond
Score:
8.14.62 - 20.15.135
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 14 | (62) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 0 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 11 | 20 | . | 15 | 20 | . | 15 | (135) |
| Margin | SMLB by 3 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 33 | RICH by 73 | RICH by 73 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Roy Cazaly
(South Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Len Thomas
(South Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Jack Titus
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Bryce, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Fletcher, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Leonard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Meehan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Redstone, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Sinclair, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Tims, Syd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 14 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Brett, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickson, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 20 | 15 | |||