1940 VFL Round 13: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 July 1940 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 13 of the 1940 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Jack Dyer as vice-captain.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Dyer (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Harris, I. Hull, R. Martin, A. McDonald, L. Merrett, M. O'Connell, K. O'Neill, C. Priestley, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, J. Titus
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, R. Barassi, B. Baxter, R. Dowsing, R. Emselle, F. Fanning, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, J. Maher, C. McLean, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, J. O'Keefe, F. Roberts, A. Rodda, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Richmond (13.9.87) were defeated by Melbourne (13.16.94).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Crane (4), J. Titus (4), P. Bentley (3), B. Bawden, D. Harris
Melbourne: J. Mueller (4), N. Smith (4), R. Baggott, F. Fanning, M. Gibb, J. O'Keefe, A. Rodda
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 July 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
21,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Margin | RICH by 1 | RICH by 17 | RICH by 13 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Connell, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 9 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Fanning, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Maher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | O'Keefe, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 16 | |||