1940 VFL Season Round 15: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 10 August 1940 between Geelong and Richmond during round fifteen of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (12.15.87) were defeated by Richmond (16.11.107).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Richmond
Score: 12.15.87 - 16.11.107

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

Geelong

Captain: unknown
Coach: Allan Everett (caretaker)

Richmond

Captain: Perce Bentley
Vice-Captain: Jack Dyer
Coach: Perce Bentley

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s