1940 VFL Round 1: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1940 between Richmond and Footscray during round 1 of the 1940 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Jack Dyer as vice-captain.
Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Dyer (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, B. Cosgrove, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Harris, I. Hull, R. Martin, A. McDonald, M. O'Connell, K. O'Neill, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, R. Steele, J. Titus
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, A. Collins, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, B. Flanigan, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, S. Livingstone, J. May, J. Miller, A. Olliver, C. Page, R. Porter, B. Ryan, J. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, P. Standfield, J. Thoms
Richmond (14.19.103) were defeated by Footscray (17.13.115).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (4), J. Dyer (2), D. Harris (2), M. O'Connell (2), B. Bawden, P. Bentley, B. Edwards, J. Scott
Footscray: C. Page (9), A. Collins (3), R. Evenden, J. Miller, A. Olliver, B. Ryan, J. Thoms
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 7th on the ladder and Footscray were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 27 April 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 19 | 14 | . | 19 | (103) |
| Footscray | 7 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 13 | 17 | . | 13 | (115) |
| Margin | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 33 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Thomas
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Cosgrove, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 19 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Alan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Livingstone, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | May, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 22 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 13 | |||