1939 VFL Round 5: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 May 1939 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1939 VFL season.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Keith Forbes.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), K. O'Neill (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, G. Bates, M. Bolger, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Harris, R. Martin, M. O'Connell, C. Priestley, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, H. Smith, L. Smith, J. Symons, J. Titus
North Melbourne
J. Adamson, J. Baker, J. Cordner, F. Crapper, S. Dyer, N. Jeffrey, H. Jones, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, A. Maltby, M. McFarlane, C. Mitchell, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, O. Parks, C. Skinner, F. Stubbs, B. Wells
Richmond (16.22.118) defeated North Melbourne (13.11.89).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (6), G. Smeaton (3), P. Bentley (2), R. Martin (2), J. Titus (2), J. Symons
North Melbourne: S. Murray (4), F. Crapper (2), S. Dyer (2), C. Mitchell (2), J. Cordner, G. Kennedy, B. Wells
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 May 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
16.22.118 - 13.11.89
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 22 | 16 | . | 22 | (118) |
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Margin | NMLB by 18 | RICH by 2 | RICH by 1 | RICH by 29 | RICH by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 22 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Baker, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Crapper, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Jeffrey, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Mitchell, Col | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 11 | |||