1938 VFL Round 12: North Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1938 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 12 of the 1938 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval. Keith Forbes captained the hosts. Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Titus as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Keith Forbes and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

North Melbourne
K. Forbes (capt.), J. Adamson, J. Anderson, J. Baker, J. Bicknell, J. Cordner, S. Dyer, T. Ellis, B. Findlay, H. Green, G. Kennedy, M. McFarlane, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, O. Parks, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, A. Turner

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), G. Bates, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, I. Hull, R. Martin, K. O'Neill, C. Priestley, G. Smeaton, H. Smith, G. Strang, J. Symons

North Melbourne (14.3.87) defeated Richmond (12.11.83).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: T. Ellis (2), B. Findlay (2), K. Forbes (2), G. Kennedy (2), E. Morcom (2), A. Turner (2), H. Green, S. Murray
Richmond: J. Titus (5), I. Hull (2), J. Symons (2), J. Dyer, D. Harris, R. Martin

As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Richmond were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1938 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: North Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 9 July 1938
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. Richmond
Score: 14.3.87 - 12.11.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 5 . 1 5 . 1 9 . 2 14 . 3 14 . 3 (87)
Richmond 2 . 1 7 . 2 9 . 6 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Margin NMLB by 18 RICH by 13 RICH by 4 NMLB by 4 NMLB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Keith Forbes (North Melbourne), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Captains: Keith Forbes (North Melbourne), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Jack Titus (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Cummins

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Anderson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Baker, John ? ? 0 ?
2 Bicknell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 0 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 2 ?
9 Findlay, Bill ? ? 2 ?
1 Forbes, Keith (c) ? ? 2 ?
11 Green, Harry ? ? 1 ?
18 Kennedy, George ? ? 2 ?
28 McFarlane, Mick ? ? 0 ?
23 Montgomery, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Morcom, Eddie ? ? 2 ?
24 Murray, Sel ? ? 1 ?
29 Parks, Ossy ? ? 0 ?
12 Sitch, Roy ? ? 0 ?
7 Skinner, Charles ? ? 0 ?
32 Turner, Allen ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 3

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Bates, George ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
13 Chirgwin, Dick ? ? 0 ?
15 Cotter, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Crane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 Edwards, Bert ? ? 0 ?
22 Guinane, Danny ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 1 ?
27 Hull, Ian ? ? 2 ?
7 Martin, Ray ? ? 1 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
11 Priestley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 0 ?
28 Smith, Harry ? ? 0 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
19 Symons, Jack ? ? 2 ?
12 Titus, Jack (vc) ? ? 5 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 11

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s