1940 VFL Semi Final 2: Melbourne v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 14 September 1940 between Melbourne and Richmond in the second semi final of the 1940 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Richmond at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors with Jack Dyer as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), S. Anderson, R. Baggott, H. Ball, B. Baxter, P. Beames, R. Dowsing, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, W. Lock, C. McLean, J. Mueller, F. Roberts, A. Rodda, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), J. Dyer (vice-capt.), B. Bawden, J. Cotter, J. Crane, B. Edwards, D. Harris, I. Hull, R. Martin, A. McDonald, K. O'Neill, C. Priestley, J. Quinn, G. Smeaton, L. Smith, R. Steele, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Waldron
Melbourne (14.17.101) were defeated by Richmond (16.11.107).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Baggott (4), K. Truscott (4), J. Mueller (2), P. Beames, R. Dowsing, M. Gibb, N. Smith
Richmond: D. Harris (5), J. Titus (5), J. Quinn (2), B. Bawden, A. McDonald, C. Priestley, B. Waldron
As a result of this match, Melbourne faced Essendon in the preliminary final and Richmond faced Melbourne in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 14 September 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
54,763
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | 14 | . | 17 | (101) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | RICH by 17 | RICH by 3 | RICH by 6 | RICH by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Jack Dyer
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Anderson, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 11 | Ball, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Baxter, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dowsing, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | McLean, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rodda, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 17 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Bawden, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Edwards, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | McDonald, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Priestley, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Quinn, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Smeaton, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Smith, Laird | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Steele, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 13 | Waldron, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 11 | |||