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 with Jack Mueller as vice-captain.
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.), J. Mueller (vice-capt.), R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Barassi, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, I. Giles, D. Hingston, G. Jones, L. Jones, W. Lock, 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:
Jack Mueller
(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 (vc) | ? | ? | 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 | |||