1938 VFL Round 17: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1938 between Geelong and Richmond during round 17 of the 1938 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Titus as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, J. Butcher, C. Coles, J. Collins, G. Dougherty, B. Dyer, A. Everett, N. Glenister, J. Grant, F. Hawking, C. Helmer, B. Hore, G. Mahon, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), G. Bates, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, N. Dickson, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, I. Hull, K. O'Neill, C. Priestley, L. Sleeth, G. Smeaton, G. Strang, J. Symons
Geelong (20.17.137) defeated Richmond (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Geelong: C. Helmer (4), C. Coles (3), N. Glenister (3), G. Abbott (2), G. Dougherty (2), L. Slack (2), J. Collins, B. Dyer, F. Hawking, A. Muller
Richmond: G. Strang (3), J. Symons (3), P. Bentley (2), D. Harris, I. Hull, L. Sleeth, J. Titus
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Richmond were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 20 August 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
19,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 7 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 12 | 20 | . | 17 | 20 | . | 17 | (137) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 55 | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 53 | GEEL by 53 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Jack Titus
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Dyer, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 20 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sleeth, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 12 | |||