1940 VFL Round 4: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 18 May 1940 between Richmond and Geelong during round 4 of the 1940 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Jack Dyer as vice-captain.
Reg Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
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. Reilly, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, R. Steele, J. Titus
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, J. Butcher, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, N. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, J. Knight, J. Lynch, A. Muller, J. Nash, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, J. Wills
Richmond (17.15.117) defeated Geelong (11.6.72).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (5), P. Bentley (3), D. Harris (3), J. Crane (2), I. Hull (2), M. O'Connell, L. Smith
Geelong: G. Dougherty (2), J. Grant (2), J. Knight (2), J. Lynch (2), T. Arklay, N. Glenister, C. Helmer
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 9th) and Geelong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 18 May 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 9 | 15 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 15 | (117) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 6 | (72) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | RICH by 30 | RICH by 59 | RICH by 45 | RICH by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Reilly, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 15 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Dean, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Wills, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 6 | |||