1940 VFL Round 3: Hawthorn v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1940 between Hawthorn and Richmond during round 3 of the 1940 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Richmond at Glenferrie Oval. Stan Spinks captained the hosts. Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Dyer as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bert Mills and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Hawthorn
Back: R. Bell, D. Bragg, B. Pavey
Half-back: J. Blackman, G. Dower, T. Wellington
Centre: L. Pabst, S. Spinks (capt.), A. Angwin
Half-forward: G. Young, T. Sutherland, J. Carmody
Forward: B. Hone, G. Carter, V. Doherty
Follower: J. Barker, L. Walsh, A. Albiston
Sub.: W. Culpitt

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Dyer (vice-capt.), B. Bawden, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Harris, I. Hull, R. Martin, A. McDonald, M. O'Connell, K. O'Neill, C. Priestley, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, R. Steele, J. Symons, J. Titus

Hawthorn (15.12.102) were defeated by Richmond (19.15.129).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: L. Walsh (4), A. Albiston (3), G. Carter (3), V. Doherty (3), T. Sutherland (2)
Richmond: J. Titus (8), D. Harris (3), P. Bentley (2), J. Scott (2), L. Smith (2), M. O'Connell, G. Smeaton

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 8th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Richmond were then 9th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Hawthorn v Richmond
Date: Saturday 11 May 1940
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Richmond
Score: 15.12.102 - 19.15.129

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 4 . 1 11 . 4 14 . 8 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Richmond 6 . 3 13 . 6 16 . 12 19 . 15 19 . 15 (129)
Margin RICH by 14 RICH by 14 RICH by 16 RICH by 27 RICH by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bert Mills (Hawthorn), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Captains: Stan Spinks (Hawthorn), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Hawthorn), Jack Dyer (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bride

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Albiston, Alec RO ? 3 ?
4 Angwin, Andrew WR ? 0 ?
6 Barker, Jack RU ? 0 ?
29 Bell, Reg BPL ? 0 ?
17 Blackman, Jack HBFL ? 0 ?
27 Bragg, Dudley FB ? 0 ?
11 Carmody, Jack HFFR ? 0 ?
34 Carter, George FF ? 3 ?
2 Culpitt, Wally SUB↑ ? 0 ?
39 Doherty, Vin FPR ? 3 ?
25 Dower, George CHB ? 0 ?
38 Hone, Bruce FPL ? 0 ?
16 Pabst, Len WL ? 0 ?
19 Pavey, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
8 Spinks, Stan (c) C ? 0 ?
14 Sutherland, Tom CHF↓ ? 2 ?
35 Walsh, Len RU ? 4 ?
23 Wellington, Tom HBFR ? 0 ?
21 Young, Gus HFFL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 12

W. Culpitt replaced T. Sutherland.

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
23 Bawden, Bob ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 2 ?
15 Cotter, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Crane, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (vc) ? ? 0 ?
2 Edwards, Bert ? ? 0 ?
20 Harris, Dick ? ? 3 ?
27 Hull, Ian ? ? 0 ?
7 Martin, Ray ? ? 0 ?
10 McDonald, Alan ? ? 0 ?
5 O'Connell, Maurie ? ? 1 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
11 Priestley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Scott, Jack ? ? 2 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 1 ?
8 Smith, Laird ? ? 2 ?
4 Steele, Ray ? ? 0 ?
19 Symons, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 8 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 19 15

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: Bert Mills
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






6 J. Barker 2 W. Culpitt
39 V. Doherty 34 G. Carter 38 B. Hone 35 L. Walsh

FORWARD 5 A. Albiston

HALF-BACK













11 J. Carmody 14 T. Sutherland 21 G. Young



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













4 A. Angwin 8 S. Spinks (c) 16 L. Pabst FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













23 T. Wellington 25 G. Dower 17 J. Blackman



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













19 B. Pavey 27 D. Bragg 29 R. Bell



BACK



Richmond Coach: Perce Bentley