1939 VFL Season Round 13: Footscray v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 15 July 1939 between Footscray and Richmond during round thirteen of the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (7.7.49) were defeated by Richmond (13.25.103).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Richmond
Score: 7.7.49 - 13.25.103

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

Footscray

Captain: Norm Ware (acting)
Coach: Joe Kelly

Richmond

Captain: Kevin O'Neill
Coach: Perce Bentley

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s