1940 VFL Round 17: St Kilda v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 24 August 1940 between St Kilda and Richmond during round 17 of the 1940 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Richmond at Junction Oval.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Dyer as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ansell Clarke and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
St Kilda
J. Cliff, E. Cranage, C. Curyer, R. Fountain, T. Hoppen, J. Kelly, A. Killigrew, L. Maskell, E. McIntyre, K. Miller, R. Mudge, T. O'Brien, N. Raines, L. Regnier, C. Riordan, C. Vontom, K. Walker, B. Wilkie, C. Williamson
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Dyer (vice-capt.), B. Bawden, J. Cotter, B. Edwards, D. Harris, R. Martin, A. McDonald, K. O'Neill, C. Priestley, J. Quinn, J. Reilly, J. Scott, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, R. Steele, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Waldron
St Kilda (10.17.77) were defeated by Richmond (20.15.135).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: E. McIntyre (4), J. Kelly (2), C. Curyer, R. Fountain, L. Maskell, T. O'Brien
Richmond: J. Titus (9), D. Harris (6), P. Bentley, B. Edwards, J. Scott, L. Smith, J. Symons
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 11th on the ladder and Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 24 August 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Richmond | 8 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 9 | 20 | . | 15 | 20 | . | 15 | (135) |
| Margin | RICH by 31 | RICH by 23 | RICH by 51 | RICH by 58 | RICH by 58 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ansell Clarke
(St Kilda),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Cliff, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cranage, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Curyer, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Fountain, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hoppen, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Killigrew, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Maskell, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | McIntyre, Ern | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 27 | Miller, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Mudge, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Raines, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Regnier, Lance | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Riordan, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Vontom, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Walker, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Wilkie, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Williamson, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Reilly, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Scott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 20 | 15 | |||