1939 VFL Round 11: Richmond v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 1 July 1939 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 11 of the 1939 VFL season.
Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain.
Ansell Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), K. O'Neill (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Currie, N. Dickson, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, A. McDonald, M. O'Connell, C. Priestley, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, J. Titus
St Kilda
A. Clarke (capt.), C. Coles, C. Curyer, R. Garvin, T. Hoppen, A. Killigrew, B. Maslen, B. Mohr, K. O'Halloran, D. Rayment, L. Regnier, A. Robertson, A. Rose, A. Sawley, B. Sharp, S. Snell, C. Vontom, C. Williamson, R. Wilson
Richmond (7.9.51) were defeated by St Kilda (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Richmond: G. Smeaton (2), L. Smith (2), N. Dickson, M. O'Connell, J. Scott
St Kilda: A. Clarke (2), C. Vontom (2), C. Curyer, T. Hoppen, B. Mohr, L. Regnier, A. Sawley
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and St Kilda remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Richmond
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 1 July 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | STKL by 24 | RICH by 5 | STKL by 23 | STKL by 15 | STKL by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 9 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke, Ansell (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hoppen, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maslen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | O'Halloran, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Regnier, Lance | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Robertson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Sawley, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Sharp, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 12 | |||