1940 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1940 between South Melbourne and Richmond during round 18 of the 1940 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Richmond at Lakeside Oval.
Herbie Matthews captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Dyer as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
South Melbourne
H. Matthews (capt.), J. Cleary, G. Collard, N. Couper, R. Coyle, K. Dineen, M. Dudley, O. Evans, J. Graham, D. Grossman, H. Jasper, B. Kelly, N. Matthews, K. McNaughton, L. Reiffel, R. Richards, R. Ritchie, K. Virtue, T. Whitfield
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Dyer (vice-capt.), J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Harris, I. Hull, R. Martin, A. McDonald, K. O'Neill, C. Priestley, J. Quinn, J. Reilly, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, R. Steele, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Waldron
South Melbourne (8.13.61) were defeated by Richmond (16.12.108).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: K. Dineen (2), O. Evans (2), L. Reiffel (2), M. Dudley, K. Virtue
Richmond: J. Titus (7), J. Crane (2), D. Harris (2), R. Martin (2), B. Edwards, C. Priestley, L. Smith
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 31 August 1940
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Richmond
Score:
8.13.61 - 16.12.108
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| Margin | RICH by 4 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 22 | RICH by 47 | RICH by 47 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(South Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Herbie Matthews
(South Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(South Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Collard, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Couper, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Coyle, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dineen, Ken | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Dudley, Merv | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Grossman, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Jasper, Howard | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Kelly, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Matthews, Herbie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McNaughton, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Richards, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Virtue, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Whitfield, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 13 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Reilly, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 12 | |||