1938 VFL Season: Richmond
These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1938 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in sixth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1938 VFL Season
Team:
Richmond
Club:
Richmond
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 111.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates, George | #4 | 8 | 0 | R01, R04, R06, R12-15, R17 |
| Bentley, Perce | #1 | 17 | 32 | R01-04, R06-18 |
| Bolger, Martin | #9 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Brett, Stan | #34 | 9 | 5 | R05-08, R10-11, R13-14, R16 |
| Broman, Alby | #33 | 2 | 0 | R07, R11 |
| Burgmann, Jack | #11 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Chirgwin, Dick | #13 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Cotter, Jack | #15 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Crane, Jack | #18 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Cummings, Claude | #35 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Dickson, Norm | #14 | 8 | 8 | R08-10, R14-18 |
| Dyer, Jack | #17 | 17 | 15 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Edwards, Bert | #2 | 14 | 5 | R05-18 |
| Grant, Geoff | #32 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Guinane, Danny | #22 | 16 | 0 | R01-10, R12-17 |
| Harris, Dick | #20 | 18 | 41 | R01-18 |
| Henderson, Reg | #8 | 10 | 4 | R01-07, R09, R11, R18 |
| Hull, Ian | #27 | 17 | 18 | R02-18 |
| Jenkins, Billy | #3 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| MacBeth, Jim | #30 | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R11 |
| Martin, Ray | #7 | 15 | 10 | R01-15 |
| McCrory, Alan | #26 | 5 | 2 | R01-04, R18 |
| O'Neill, Kevin | #16 | 17 | 0 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Priestley, Charlie | #11 | 6 | 1 | R11-13, R16-18 |
| Scriven, Ray | #25 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Sleeth, Lou | #6 | 7 | 8 | R01-02, R04-05, R07, R17-18 |
| Smeaton, George | #24 | 14 | 6 | R01-03, R08-18 |
| Smith, Harry | #28 | 8 | 2 | R05-12 |
| Strang, Gordon | #23 | 18 | 6 | R01-18 |
| Symons, Jack | #19 | 15 | 18 | R03-06, R08-18 |
| Titus, Jack | #12 | 18 | 72 | R01-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley, Perce | 18 | 10 | -0- | 8 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/04/1938 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 77 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 30/04/1938 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 1 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 07/05/1938 | Round 3 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | RICH by 10 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 14/05/1938 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 10 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 21/05/1938 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 3 | Perce Bentley | Jack Titus |
| 28/05/1938 | Round 6 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | RICH by 29 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 04/06/1938 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 7 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 13/06/1938 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 73 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 18/06/1938 | Round 9 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | RICH by 5 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 25/06/1938 | Round 10 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | RICH by 21 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 02/07/1938 | Round 11 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 52 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 09/07/1938 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 4 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 23/07/1938 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | RICH by 41 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 30/07/1938 | Round 14 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | RICH by 13 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 06/08/1938 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 3 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 13/08/1938 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | RICH by 49 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 20/08/1938 | Round 17 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 53 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |
| 27/08/1938 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 15 | Perce Bentley | Perce Bentley |