1939 VFL Season Round 15: South Melbourne v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1939 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round fifteen of the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League. South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval. Herbie Matthews captained the hosts. Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

South Melbourne (12.6.78) were defeated by Richmond (18.15.123).

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: South Melbourne v Richmond
Date: Saturday 5 August 1939
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Richmond
Score: 12.6.78 - 18.15.123

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 0 6 . 3 10 . 5 12 . 6 12 . 6 (78)
Richmond 4 . 5 6 . 7 10 . 10 18 . 15 18 . 15 (123)
Margin RICH by 11 RICH by 4 RICH by 5 RICH by 45 RICH by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

South Melbourne

Captain: Herbie Matthews
Coach: Herbie Matthews

Richmond

Captain: Perce Bentley
Vice-Captain: Kevin O'Neill
Coach: Perce Bentley

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Benison, Alf ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
28 Coyle, Reg ? ? 0 ?
16 Dineen, Ken ? ? 1 ?
24 Evans, Owen ? ? 0 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 1 ?
29 Hacker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
6 Leonard, Mick ? ? 1 ?
1 Matthews, Herbie (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 McNamara, Pat ? ? 0 ?
18 Mitchell, Alex ? ? 0 ?
21 Mullenger, Allan ? ? 0 ?
3 Newell, Alby ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 5 ?
5 Reiffel, Lou ? ? 4 ?
7 Sinclair, Frank ? ? 0 ?
15 Smith, Keith ? ? 0 ?
7 Traynor, Harold ? ? 0 ?
30 Whitfield, Ted ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 6

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Bawden, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
15 Cotter, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Crane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Dickson, Norm ? ? 4 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 1 ?
2 Edwards, Bert ? ? 0 ?
22 Guinane, Danny ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 1 ?
7 Martin, Ray ? ? 1 ?
10 McDonald, Alan ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Connell, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin (vc) ? ? 0 ?
11 Priestley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Scott, Jack ? ? 2 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 2 ?
8 Smith, Laird ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 18 15

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