1940 VFL Round 6: Richmond v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 1 June 1940 between Richmond and St Kilda during round 6 of the 1940 VFL season.
Richmond hosted St Kilda at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Jack Dyer as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Ansell Clarke.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Dyer (vice-capt.), B. Bawden, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Harris, I. Hull, R. Martin, A. McDonald, L. Merrett, K. O'Neill, C. Priestley, J. Reilly, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, R. Steele, J. Titus
St Kilda
J. Cliff, C. Curyer, B. Fitzsimmons, R. Fountain, R. Garvin, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, K. Miller, B. Mohr, N. Raines, D. Rayment, A. Rose, C. Vontom, K. Walker, A. Weiss, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson, R. Wilson
Richmond (17.10.112) defeated St Kilda (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Bentley (5), J. Titus (4), J. Crane (3), B. Bawden, D. Harris, I. Hull, J. Scott, R. Steele
St Kilda: J. Kelly (3), B. Mohr (2), C. Curyer, R. Fountain, A. Killigrew, C. Vontom, K. Walker, A. Weiss
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 1 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 17 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 10 | (112) |
| St Kilda | 0 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | RICH by 22 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 34 | RICH by 36 | RICH by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
unknown
(St Kilda)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Reilly, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 10 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Cliff, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Fitzsimmons, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Garvin, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hoppen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Miller, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Raines, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Rayment, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Rose, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Weiss, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 10 | |||