1938 VFL Round 9: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 18 June 1938 between Richmond and Essendon during round 9 of the 1938 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Jack Titus as vice-captain.
Len Webster captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, N. Dickson, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, R. Henderson, I. Hull, R. Martin, K. O'Neill, G. Smeaton, H. Smith, G. Strang, J. Symons
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, J. Caesar, B. Cahill, M. Exelby, F. Kelly, H. Lippiatt, B. Luff, L. Maynes, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, S. Slater, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Richmond (15.14.104) defeated Essendon (15.9.99).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (5), J. Symons (4), P. Bentley (2), N. Dickson, D. Harris, R. Martin, G. Smeaton
Essendon: T. Reynolds (7), R. Watts (4), D. Reynolds (2), T. Bryce, L. Webster
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 18 June 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Essendon | 7 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 15 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 9 | (99) |
| Margin | ESSE by 19 | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 26 | RICH by 5 | RICH by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Len Webster
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Titus
(Richmond),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cummins
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Cahill, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Lippiatt, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 16 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 9 | |||