1939 VFL Round 9: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 17 June 1939 between Richmond and Geelong during round 9 of the 1939 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain.
Reg Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), K. O'Neill (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Crane, J. Currie, J. Dyer, D. Guinane, D. Harris, R. Martin, A. McDonald, M. O'Connell, C. Priestley, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, J. Symons, J. Titus
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, R. Bethune, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, C. Graham, J. Grant, R. Gross, C. Helmer, A. Muller, J. Nash, T. Quinn, L. Slack, J. Tucker, N. Tucker, T. Tuohill, B. Walker
Richmond (12.22.94) defeated Geelong (9.15.69).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (4), L. Smith (3), J. Dyer (2), P. Bentley, J. Symons, J. Titus
Geelong: C. Helmer (4), T. Quinn (2), G. Dougherty, N. Glenister, R. Hickey
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 17 June 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 19 | 12 | . | 22 | 12 | . | 22 | (94) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Margin | RICH by 28 | RICH by 17 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 25 | RICH by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Currie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 22 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Bethune, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Graham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gross, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Tucker, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Tuohill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Walker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 15 | |||