1939 VFL Round 16: North Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 12 August 1939 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 16 of the 1939 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval.
Keith Forbes captained the hosts with Ted Ellis as vice-captain.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Keith Forbes and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
North Melbourne
K. Forbes (capt.), T. Ellis (vice-capt.), J. Adamson, W. Carter, J. Cordner, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, N. Jeffrey, H. Jones, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, S. Murray, O. Parks, T. Roulent, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, F. Stubbs
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), K. O'Neill (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, M. Bolger, J. Cotter, J. Crane, N. Dickson, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, R. Martin, A. McDonald, M. O'Connell, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, J. Titus
North Melbourne (15.11.101) were defeated by Richmond (18.8.116).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (5), G. Kennedy (3), S. Dyer (2), K. Forbes (2), N. Jeffrey, H. Jones, O. Parks
Richmond: J. Titus (6), P. Bentley (3), G. Smeaton (3), J. Scott (2), N. Dickson, J. Dyer, M. O'Connell, L. Smith
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 12 August 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Richmond
Score:
15.11.101 - 18.8.116
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Richmond | 6 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 3 | 15 | . | 6 | 18 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 8 | (116) |
| Margin | RICH by 15 | RICH by 14 | RICH by 34 | RICH by 15 | RICH by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(North Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Ted Ellis
(North Melbourne),
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Jeffrey, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Roulent, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 8 | |||