1939 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1939 between Essendon and Richmond during round 3 of the 1939 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Richmond at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), L. Begley, G. Bell, T. Bryce, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, F. Kelly, B. Luff, L. Maynes, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, T. Rippon, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), K. O'Neill (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, J. Cotter, J. Crane, N. Dickson, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, I. Hull, R. Martin, C. Priestley, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, H. Smith, L. Smith, J. Symons, J. Titus
Essendon (16.8.104) were defeated by Richmond (15.16.106).
Goalkickers
Essendon: D. Reynolds (4), R. Watts (4), T. Bryce (3), T. Reynolds (2), J. Cassin, F. Green, F. Kelly
Richmond: J. Symons (4), P. Bentley (2), D. Harris (2), L. Smith (2), J. Titus (2), J. Dyer, R. Martin, G. Smeaton
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 6 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
21,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 8 | . | 2 | 13 | . | 3 | 14 | . | 5 | 16 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 8 | (104) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Margin | ESSE by 35 | ESSE by 31 | ESSE by 11 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Cummins
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 8 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 16 | |||