1939 VFL Round 4: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 May 1939 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1939 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Herbie Matthews.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), K. O'Neill (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, G. Bates, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, N. Dickson, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Harris, R. Martin, C. Priestley, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, H. Smith, L. Smith, J. Symons, J. Titus
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), J. Cleary, G. Collard, N. Couper, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, J. Graham, J. Hacker, G. Hall, W. Harris, R. Humphries, M. Leonard, N. Matthews, A. Mitchell, R. Moore, C. O'Connor, B. Pratt, R. Richards, K. Smith
Richmond (14.24.108) defeated South Melbourne (13.7.85).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (4), L. Smith (3), J. Symons (2), J. Titus (2), J. Dyer, R. Martin, G. Smeaton
South Melbourne: B. Pratt (6), K. Smith (3), R. Moore (2), G. Collard, K. Dineen
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
14.24.108 - 13.7.85
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 22 | 14 | . | 24 | 14 | . | 24 | (108) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Margin | RICH by 16 | SMLB by 13 | RICH by 19 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Kinnaird
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 24 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Couper, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hall, Grahame | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Humphries, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Leonard, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | O'Connor, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 7 | |||