1940 VFL Round 16: Richmond v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1940 between Richmond and Fitzroy during round 16 of the 1940 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Fitzroy at Punt Road Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the hosts with Jack Dyer as vice-captain.
Frank Curcio captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Perce Bentley and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Dyer (vice-capt.), L. Ablett, B. Bawden, J. Cotter, B. Edwards, D. Harris, R. Martin, A. McDonald, C. Priestley, J. Quinn, J. Reilly, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, R. Steele, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Waldron
Fitzroy
F. Curcio (capt.), B. Calverley, D. Calverley, C. Curtin, C. Denning, L. Dyring, A. Hall, A. Hart, M. Hearn, N. Hillard, F. Hughson, M. Hughson, S. James, A. Knott, D. Murray, A. Ruthven, M. Sharp, L. Smith, K. Stackpole
Richmond (14.15.99) defeated Fitzroy (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Titus (5), D. Harris (3), P. Bentley (2), R. Martin, C. Priestley, L. Smith, J. Symons
Fitzroy: C. Curtin (4), A. Knott (2), M. Hughson, S. James, M. Sharp, K. Stackpole
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Fitzroy were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Richmond
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
22,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 15 | (99) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | FITZ by 1 | RICH by 25 | RICH by 6 | RICH by 28 | RICH by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Dan Minogue
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Perce Bentley
(Richmond),
Frank Curcio
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Dyer
(Richmond),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ablett, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Reilly, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 15 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Calverley, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Calverley, Des | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Curcio, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Curtin, Claude | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Denning, Clen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Dyring, Lindsay | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hart, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hillard, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughson, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | James, Shadrach | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Knott, Arch | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Murray, Dan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Ruthven, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Smith, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 11 | |||