1939 VFL Round 13: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1939 between Footscray and Richmond during round 13 of the 1939 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
In the absence of Roy Evans, vice-captain Norm Ware captained the hosts.
Kevin O'Neill captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, P. Cahill, A. Collins, B. Flanigan, H. Hickey, A. Jacobsen, B. Le Sueur, S. Livingstone, H. McPherson, C. Merton, A. Olliver, C. Page, B. Ryan, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, P. Standfield
Richmond
K. O'Neill (capt.), B. Bawden, M. Bolger, A. Broman, J. Cotter, J. Crane, N. Dickson, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, A. McDonald, M. O'Connell, C. Priestley, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, H. Smith, L. Smith, J. Titus
Footscray (7.7.49) were defeated by Richmond (13.25.103).
Goalkickers
Footscray: C. Page (3), A. Collins (2), A. Olliver, L. Ryan
Richmond: N. Dickson (5), J. Crane (2), M. O'Connell (2), L. Smith (2), D. Harris, G. Smeaton
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Richmond remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 15 July 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 7 | (49) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 24 | 13 | . | 25 | 13 | . | 25 | (103) |
| Margin | RICH by 35 | RICH by 30 | RICH by 68 | RICH by 54 | RICH by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
T. Bride
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Jacobsen, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Le Sueur, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Livingstone, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | McPherson, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Merton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 7 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Broman, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Dickson, Norm | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 25 | |||