1939 VFL Round 14: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1939 between Richmond and Essendon during round 14 of the 1939 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Kevin O'Neill captained the hosts.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
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
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, N. Doig, G. Goldin, L. Griggs, K. Hardiman, B. Luff, L. Maynes, G. Pattinson, T. Reynolds, B. Standfield, H. Torney, R. Watts
Richmond (18.14.122) defeated Essendon (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Harris (5), J. Titus (4), M. O'Connell (3), L. Smith (3), B. Bawden, B. Edwards, J. Scott
Essendon: G. Goldin (2), R. Watts (2), T. Bryce, J. Cassin, E. Coward, K. Hardiman, G. Pattinson, D. Reynolds
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 4th on the ladder and Essendon were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 22 July 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | RICH by 36 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 48 | RICH by 54 | RICH by 54 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Broman, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Smith, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 14 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Doig, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Goldin, Godfrey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hardiman, Kevin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 8 | |||