1940 VFL Round 10: North Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 29 June 1940 between North Melbourne and Richmond during round 10 of the 1940 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Richmond at Arden Street Oval.
Jim Adamson captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Dyer as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jim Adamson and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
North Melbourne
J. Adamson (capt.), M. Bolger, G. Coward, B. Findlay, H. Green, H. Jones, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, R. Lyons, J. McCorkell, B. Montgomery, S. Murray, O. Parks, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, S. Slater, J. Stewart, F. Stubbs, N. Tomkinson
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Dyer (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Harris, I. Hull, R. Martin, A. McDonald, L. Merrett, K. O'Neill, C. Priestley, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Waldron
North Melbourne (13.11.89) were defeated by Richmond (17.16.118).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: S. Murray (6), G. Kennedy (3), B. Findlay (2), H. Green (2)
Richmond: J. Titus (5), L. Smith (3), J. Dyer (2), D. Harris (2), P. Bentley, J. Crane, B. Edwards, R. Martin, L. Merrett
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 29 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Richmond
Score:
13.11.89 - 17.16.118
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 11 | (89) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 16 | 17 | . | 16 | (118) |
| Margin | NMLB by 20 | RICH by 15 | RICH by 7 | RICH by 29 | RICH by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jim Adamson
(North Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Jim Adamson
(North Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bolger, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Coward, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Lyons, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tomkinson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 11 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 16 | |||