1939 VFL Round 2: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 29 April 1939 between Richmond and Footscray during round 2 of the 1939 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain.
Roy Evans captained the visitors with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
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, R. Martin, C. Priestley, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, H. Smith, L. Smith, J. Symons, J. Titus
Footscray
R. Evans (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, A. Collins, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, S. Livingstone, C. Luke, C. McCrae, J. Miller, A. Olliver, R. Porter, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, B. Spargo, P. Standfield, D. Wilson
Richmond (20.19.139) defeated Footscray (17.8.110).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (7), P. Bentley (3), L. Smith (3), J. Symons (3), D. Harris (2), R. Martin (2)
Footscray: C. McCrae (3), A. Olliver (3), A. Collins (2), Joe Ryan (2), N. Ware (2), G. Bennett, H. Hickey, S. Livingstone, Jack Ryan, B. Spargo
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 29 April 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
26,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 14 | 20 | . | 19 | 20 | . | 19 | (139) |
| Footscray | 6 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 1 | 14 | . | 6 | 17 | . | 8 | 17 | . | 8 | (110) |
| Margin | RICH by 1 | RICH by 27 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 29 | RICH by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Roy Evans
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 20 | 19 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Livingstone, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Luke, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Wilson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 8 | |||