1938 VFL Round 11: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 2 July 1938 between Footscray and Richmond during round 11 of the 1938 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
In the absence of Roy Evans, vice-captain Norm Ware captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Titus as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, J. Coolahan, B. Flanigan, W. Glenister, H. Hickey, C. Luke, C. McCrae, J. Miller, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, J. Thoms, J. Zimmerman
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), M. Bolger, S. Brett, A. Broman, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Harris, R. Henderson, I. Hull, J. MacBeth, R. Martin, C. Priestley, G. Smeaton, H. Smith, G. Strang, J. Symons
Footscray (13.20.98) defeated Richmond (7.4.46).
Goalkickers
Footscray: C. Luke (4), W. Glenister (2), A. Olliver (2), J. Coolahan, H. Hickey, A. Palmer, J. Ryan, N. Ware
Richmond: J. Titus (3), I. Hull (2), D. Harris, C. Priestley
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 4th) and Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 2 July 1938
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 20 | 13 | . | 20 | (98) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 0 | 6 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 4 | (46) |
| Margin | FOOT by 27 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 30 | FOOT by 52 | FOOT by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Jack Titus
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Coolahan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Luke, Charlie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Zimmerman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 20 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Brett, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Broman, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | MacBeth, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 4 | |||