1940 VFL Round 15: Geelong v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1940 between Geelong and Richmond during round 15 of the 1940 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at Corio Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Dyer as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Allan Everett and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Geelong
T. Arklay, R. Bethune, J. Butcher, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, M. Glenister, G. Gniel, J. Grant, B. Harwood, C. Helmer, B. Hore, J. Knight, J. Lynch, G. Mahon, A. Marsham, J. Nash, J. Sellwood, P. Taylor, N. Tucker
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Dyer (vice-capt.), B. Bawden, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Harris, I. Hull, R. Martin, A. McDonald, L. Merrett, K. O'Neill, J. Quinn, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Waldron
Geelong (12.15.87) were defeated by Richmond (16.11.107).
Goalkickers
Geelong: P. Taylor (3), G. Dougherty (2), C. Helmer (2), J. Lynch (2), T. Arklay, J. Grant, J. Knight
Richmond: J. Titus (8), D. Harris (2), L. Smith (2), B. Bawden, P. Bentley, L. Merrett, J. Quinn
As a result of this match, Geelong remained 2nd 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 15
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 10 August 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Richmond | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Margin | RICH by 22 | RICH by 7 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 20 | RICH by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Allan Everett
(Geelong),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Bethune, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Butcher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Glenister, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gniel, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Harwood, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Knight, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Lynch, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Marsham, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Nash, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Taylor, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Merrett, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 11 | |||