1939 VFL Round 7: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 3 June 1939 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 7 of the 1939 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain.
Harry Collier captained the visitors with Albert Collier as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), K. O'Neill (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, G. Bates, M. Bolger, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Currie, J. Dyer, D. Harris, R. Martin, A. McDonald, C. Priestley, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, H. Smith, L. Smith, J. Symons, J. Titus
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, N. Campbell, V. Doherty, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, G. Hocking, J. Knight, P. Kyne, J. Murphy, A. Pannam, H. Powell, J. Regan, J. Ross, R. Todd, M. Whelan, A. Williams, B. Woods
Richmond (6.17.53) were defeated by Collingwood (12.17.89).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Bentley (2), J. Dyer, R. Martin, J. Scott, L. Smith
Collingwood: R. Todd (6), D. Fothergill (3), H. Powell (2), H. Collier
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Richmond
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 3 June 1939
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
40,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
6.17.53 - 12.17.89
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 17 | 6 | . | 17 | (53) |
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 17 | 12 | . | 17 | (89) |
| Margin | COLL by 3 | COLL by 11 | COLL by 22 | COLL by 36 | COLL by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Harry Collier
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond),
Albert Collier
(Collingwood)
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 | ? |
| 25 | Currie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 17 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Balfour, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Campbell, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collier, Albert (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Dowling, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Hocking, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murphy, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Powell, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 17 | |||