1940 VFL Round 7: Richmond v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1940 between Richmond and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1940 VFL season.
Richmond hosted South Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Jack Dyer as vice-captain.
Herbie Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
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, J. Titus, B. Waldron
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), I. Chinn, J. Cleary, G. Collard, R. Coyle, O. Evans, J. Graham, H. Gray, D. Grossman, J. Hacker, J. McKenzie, P. McNamara, A. Mitchell, A. Mullenger, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, K. Smith, T. Whitfield
Richmond (13.16.94) defeated South Melbourne (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
Richmond: P. Bentley (3), D. Harris (3), R. Martin (2), J. Titus (2), J. Crane, L. Merrett, L. Smith
South Melbourne: O. Evans (3), J. Graham (3), L. Reiffel (2), G. Collard, H. Matthews, J. McKenzie, P. McNamara
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and South Melbourne remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Richmond
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
13.16.94 - 12.13.85
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| South Melbourne | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | SMLB by 23 | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 18 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 9 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Jack Baggott
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Sullivan
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 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 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Chinn, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Gray, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Mullenger, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 13 | |||