1940 VFL Round 8: Collingwood v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 15 June 1940 between Collingwood and Richmond during round 8 of the 1940 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Richmond at Victoria Park. Jack Regan captained the hosts with Phonse Kyne as vice-captain. Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Dyer as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Collingwood
J. Regan (capt.), P. Kyne (vice-capt.), D. Balfour, C. Campbell, N. Campbell, S. Dawson, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, J. Knight, B. Le Sueur, J. Murphy, C. Newman, A. Pannam, J. Ross, B. Unwin, M. Whelan, A. Williams, K. Williams, B. Woods

Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Dyer (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, I. Hull, R. Martin, A. McDonald, L. Merrett, K. O'Neill, C. Priestley, R. Quinn, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Waldron

Collingwood (6.13.49) were defeated by Richmond (10.15.75).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (4), J. Knight, A. Pannam
Richmond: J. Titus (5), P. Bentley (3), J. Crane, J. Symons

As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 7th on the ladder (down from 4th) and Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Collingwood v Richmond
Date: Saturday 15 June 1940
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. by Richmond
Score: 6.13.49 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 1 . 3 1 . 6 4 . 10 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Richmond 3 . 4 7 . 7 7 . 8 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin RICH by 13 RICH by 37 RICH by 16 RICH by 26 RICH by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Captains: Jack Regan (Collingwood), Perce Bentley (Richmond)
Vice-Captains: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Jack Dyer (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. Coward

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Balfour, Don ? ? 0 ?
29 Campbell, Colin ? ? 0 ?
3 Campbell, Norm ? ? 0 ?
5 Dawson, Stan ? ? 0 ?
5 Dowling, Ron ? ? 0 ?
6 Fothergill, Des ? ? 4 ?
13 Knight, Jack ? ? 1 ?
15 Kyne, Phonse (vc) ? ? 0 ?
30 Le Sueur, Bennie ? ? 0 ?
17 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Newman, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Pannam, Alby ? ? 1 ?
23 Regan, Jack (c) ? ? 0 ?
24 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Unwin, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Whelan, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
27 Williams, Alan ? ? 0 ?
36 Williams, Ken ? ? 0 ?
28 Woods, Bervin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 13

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Ablett, Len ? ? 0 ?
1 Bentley, Perce (c) ? ? 3 ?
15 Cotter, Jack ? ? 0 ?
18 Crane, Jack ? ? 1 ?
17 Dyer, Jack (vc) ? ? 0 ?
2 Edwards, Bert ? ? 0 ?
27 Hull, Ian ? ? 0 ?
7 Martin, Ray ? ? 0 ?
10 McDonald, Alan ? ? 0 ?
22 Merrett, Leo ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
11 Priestley, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
25 Quinn, Roy ? ? 0 ?
6 Scott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Smeaton, George ? ? 0 ?
8 Smith, Laird ? ? 0 ?
19 Symons, Jack ? ? 1 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 5 ?
13 Waldron, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 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