1939 VFL Round 10: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1939 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 10 of the 1939 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval.
Frank Curcio captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, H. Dawson, C. Denning, A. Gillespie-Jones, A. Hart, M. Hearn, F. Hughson, A. Hurley, A. Knott, J. McKenzie, L. Morgan, N. Price, P. Reville, W. Smallhorn, L. Smith, K. Stackpole, J. Tagell, A. White
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), K. O'Neill (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, M. Bolger, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Currie, N. Dickson, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, I. Hull, R. Martin, M. O'Connell, C. Priestley, J. Scott, H. Smith, L. Smith, J. Symons, J. Titus
Fitzroy (17.13.115) defeated Richmond (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: N. Price (4), K. Stackpole (3), F. Hughson (2), J. Tagell (2), B. Calverley, A. Hart, A. Hurley, L. Morgan, P. Reville, L. Smith
Richmond: M. O'Connell (4), P. Bentley (2), N. Dickson, I. Hull, R. Martin, L. Smith
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 24 June 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 4 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | FITZ by 1 | FITZ by 38 | FITZ by 16 | FITZ by 42 | FITZ by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Fitzroy),
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Glasson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Hurley, Alf | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morgan, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Price, Noel | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Tagell, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 13 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Currie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 13 | |||