1939 VFL Round 17: Richmond v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 19 August 1939 between Richmond and Carlton during round 17 of the 1939 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Carlton at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain.
Brighton Diggins captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Brighton Diggins.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), K. O'Neill (vice-capt.), B. Bawden, M. Bolger, J. Cotter, J. Crane, N. Dickson, J. Dyer, B. Edwards, D. Guinane, D. Harris, I. Hull, R. Martin, A. McDonald, M. O'Connell, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, J. Titus
Carlton
B. Diggins (capt.), F. Anderson, K. Baxter, J. Carney, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, J. Francis, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, H. Hollingshead, C. McInnes, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Park, P. Schmidt, J. Skinner, J. Wrout
Richmond (13.10.88) defeated Carlton (6.13.49).
Goalkickers
Richmond: L. Smith (3), J. Scott (2), J. Titus (2), P. Bentley, N. Dickson, D. Harris, R. Martin, M. O'Connell, G. Smeaton
Carlton: H. Hollingshead (2), J. Wrout (2), K. Baxter, J. Hale
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Richmond
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 19 August 1939
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
40,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 10 | (88) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 13 | 6 | . | 13 | (49) |
| Margin | RICH by 21 | RICH by 37 | RICH by 63 | RICH by 39 | RICH by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Dickson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 10 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Diggins, Brighton (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Hollingshead, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | McInnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Skinner, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 13 | |||