1938 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1938 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1938 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Jack Titus as vice-captain.
Frank Curcio captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Titus (vice-capt.), M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, N. Dickson, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Harris, R. Henderson, I. Hull, A. McCrory, K. O'Neill, C. Priestley, L. Sleeth, G. Smeaton, G. Strang, J. Symons
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, L. Catton, E. Clark, G. Dennis, A. Edwards, A. Hart, F. Hughson, A. Hurley, J. McKenzie, B. Minney, D. Murray, W. Mutimer, I. Norman, P. Reville, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, L. Smith, A. White
Richmond (13.15.93) were defeated by Fitzroy (15.18.108).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Bentley (3), B. Edwards (2), L. Sleeth (2), J. Symons (2), N. Dickson, G. Smeaton, G. Strang, J. Titus
Fitzroy: F. Hughson (4), A. Hurley (4), J. McKenzie (2), P. Reville (2), G. Dennis, A. Hart, M. Sharp
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 6th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1938 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 27 August 1938
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
7,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 18 | 15 | . | 18 | (108) |
| Margin | RICH by 18 | RICH by 14 | RICH by 9 | FITZ by 15 | FITZ by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Titus
(Richmond),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cummins
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | McCrory, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sleeth, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 10 | Catton, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dennis, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Hurley, Alf | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Minney, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Mutimer, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Norman, Ingy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 18 | |||