1939 VFL Round 12: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 July 1939 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1939 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), K. O'Neill (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, M. Bolger, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Currie, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Harris, A. McDonald, M. O'Connell, C. Priestley, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, J. Symons, J. Titus
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, H. Ball, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, L. Gibbs, I. Giles, H. Harley, D. Hingston, L. Jones, W. Lock, J. Maher, J. Mueller, F. Roberts, A. Rodda, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Richmond (13.21.99) were defeated by Melbourne (15.16.106).
Goalkickers
Richmond: M. O'Connell (4), L. Smith (3), J. Titus (3), D. Harris (2), P. Bentley
Melbourne: N. Smith (4), L. Jones (3), H. Ball (2), K. Truscott (2), R. Baggott, J. Maher, J. Mueller, A. Rodda
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 July 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 21 | 13 | . | 21 | (99) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 16 | 15 | . | 16 | (106) |
| Margin | RICH by 4 | RICH by 14 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Currie, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 21 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Gibbs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Giles, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Harley, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hingston, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 16 | |||