1939 VFL Round 1: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 22 April 1939 between Melbourne and Richmond during round 1 of the 1939 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, I. Giles, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, W. Lock, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman, F. Williams
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), K. O'Neill (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, M. Bolger, J. Cotter, J. Crane, N. Dickson, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, I. Hull, R. Martin, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, H. Smith, L. Smith, J. Symons, J. Titus
Melbourne (11.18.84) were defeated by Richmond (17.19.121).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Barassi (3), N. Smith (3), R. Baggott (2), L. Reiffel (2), H. Murnane
Richmond: D. Harris (6), J. Titus (5), G. Smeaton (2), L. Smith (2), R. Martin, J. Symons
As a result of this match, Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 22 April 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
21,840
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 18 | 11 | . | 18 | (84) |
| Richmond | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 19 | 17 | . | 19 | (121) |
| Margin | RICH by 30 | RICH by 41 | RICH by 29 | RICH by 37 | RICH by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Giles, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Williams, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 18 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 19 | |||