1940 VFL Round 12: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 13 July 1940 between Footscray and Richmond during round 12 of the 1940 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Norm Ware captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Dyer as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, P. Cahill, H. Dolphin, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, H. Hickey, J. Miller, L. Murphy, A. Olliver, C. Page, A. Palmer, B. Ryan, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, A. Sampson, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Dyer (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Harris, I. Hull, R. Martin, L. Merrett, M. O'Connell, K. O'Neill, C. Priestley, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, J. Titus, B. Waldron
Footscray (12.10.82) were defeated by Richmond (15.10.100).
Goalkickers
Footscray: H. Hickey (4), B. Ryan (4), A. Palmer (2), L. Murphy, A. Olliver
Richmond: J. Titus (4), J. Crane (3), L. Smith (3), P. Bentley (2), D. Harris (2), J. Scott
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 5th on the ladder and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 13 July 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 10 | (82) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Margin | FOOT by 10 | RICH by 8 | FOOT by 1 | RICH by 18 | RICH by 18 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Footscray),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dolphin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 10 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 10 | |||