1939 VFL Semi Final 1: Richmond v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 9 September 1939 between Richmond and St Kilda in the first semi final of the 1939 VFL season.
Richmond hosted St Kilda at MCG.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Kevin O'Neill as vice-captain.
Ansell Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.
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, R. Martin, A. McDonald, M. O'Connell, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, J. Symons, J. Titus
St Kilda
A. Clarke (capt.), C. Coles, C. Curyer, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, B. Maslen, B. Mohr, D. Rayment, C. Riordan, A. Sawley, S. Snell, C. Vontom, K. Walker, A. Weiss, C. Williamson, J. Yewers
Richmond (6.6.42) were defeated by St Kilda (10.12.72).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (3), J. Dyer, A. McDonald, M. O'Connell
St Kilda: A. Killigrew (3), A. Clarke (2), C. Vontom (2), C. Coles, K. Walker, A. Weiss
As a result of this match, Richmond were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and St Kilda faced Collingwood in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1939 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 9 September 1939
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
51,411
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | (42) |
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Margin | STKL by 12 | STKL by 21 | STKL by 35 | STKL by 30 | STKL by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Kevin O'Neill
(Richmond),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
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 | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 6 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarke, Ansell (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hoppen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 5 | Maslen, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Riordan, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Sawley, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Snell, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Weiss, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Yewers, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 12 | |||