1939 VFLS Season: Richmond Seconds

These are the details of the premiership results for the Richmond Seconds for the 1939 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by the Melbourne Seconds in the second semi final and defeating the Geelong Seconds in the preliminary final, the Richmond Seconds were defeated by the Melbourne Seconds in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1939 VFLS Season
Team: Richmond Seconds
Home Ground: Punt Road Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 140.3)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Foster, Bert 19 14 -0- 5 R01-18, SF
Bentley, Perce 2 1 -0- 1 PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
22/04/1939 Round 1 Melbourne (S) HOME LOSS MLBS by 66 Bert Foster unknown
29/04/1939 Round 2 Footscray (S) AWAY LOSS FOOS by 36 Bert Foster unknown
06/05/1939 Round 3 Essendon (S) HOME WIN RICS by 40 Bert Foster unknown
13/05/1939 Round 4 South Melbourne (S) AWAY WIN RICS by 19 Bert Foster unknown
20/05/1939 Round 5 North Melbourne (S) AWAY WIN RICS by 60 Bert Foster unknown
27/05/1939 Round 6 Carlton (S) HOME WIN RICS by 72 Bert Foster unknown
03/06/1939 Round 7 Collingwood (S) AWAY WIN RICS by 17 Bert Foster unknown
12/06/1939 Round 8 Hawthorn (S) HOME WIN RICS by 88 Bert Foster unknown
17/06/1939 Round 9 Geelong (S) AWAY LOSS GEES by 17 Bert Foster unknown
24/06/1939 Round 10 Fitzroy (S) HOME WIN RICS by 3 Bert Foster unknown
01/07/1939 Round 11 St Kilda (S) AWAY WIN RICS by 16 Bert Foster unknown
08/07/1939 Round 12 Melbourne (S) AWAY WIN RICS by 33 Bert Foster unknown
15/07/1939 Round 13 Footscray (S) HOME WIN RICS by 70 Bert Foster unknown
22/07/1939 Round 14 Essendon (S) AWAY LOSS ESSS by 18 Bert Foster unknown
05/08/1939 Round 15 South Melbourne (S) HOME WIN RICS by 89 Bert Foster unknown
12/08/1939 Round 16 North Melbourne (S) HOME WIN RICS by 111 Bert Foster unknown
19/08/1939 Round 17 Carlton (S) AWAY WIN RICS by 6 Bert Foster unknown
02/09/1939 Round 18 Collingwood (S) HOME WIN RICS by 10 Bert Foster unknown
09/09/1939 Semi Final Melbourne (S) HOME LOSS MLBS by 7 Bert Foster unknown
23/09/1939 Preliminary Final Geelong (S) HOME WIN RICS by 8 Perce Bentley unknown
28/09/1939 Grand Final Melbourne (S) AWAY LOSS MLBS by 29 Perce Bentley unknown