1940 VFL Round 9: Richmond v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 1940 between Richmond and Essendon during round 9 of the 1940 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Essendon at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Jack Dyer as vice-captain.
Dick Reynolds captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Dick Reynolds.
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, B. Perkins, C. Priestley, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Waldron
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, N. Betson, T. Bryce, P. Bushby, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, J. Cassin, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, L. Griggs, C. Lambert, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Richmond (12.5.77) were defeated by Essendon (12.10.82).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (6), P. Bentley (2), J. Crane, I. Hull, L. Smith, J. Symons
Essendon: T. Bryce (4), T. Reynolds (3), D. Reynolds (2), R. Watts (2), N. Betson
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder and Essendon were then 5th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Richmond
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 22 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 1 | 11 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 5 | (77) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Margin | RICH by 29 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 7 | ESSE by 5 | ESSE by 5 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
unknown
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Perkins, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 5 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Bushby, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Griggs, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lambert, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 10 | |||