1938 VFL Round 10: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 June 1938 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1938 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Jack Titus as vice-captain.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
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
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, E. Glass, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Lewis, W. Lock, J. Maher, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Richmond (12.17.89) defeated Melbourne (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (4), D. Harris (3), J. Dyer (2), P. Bentley, N. Dickson, I. Hull
Melbourne: L. Reiffel (5), N. Smith (2), E. Glass, A. La Fontaine, J. Mueller
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 June 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
23,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | MELB by 16 | MELB by 5 | RICH by 12 | RICH by 21 | RICH by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Titus
(Richmond),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Brett, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 17 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 8 | |||