1937 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1937 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: Geelong
Runners-Up: Collingwood
Minor Premiers: Geelong
Brownlow Medallist(s): Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Dick Harris (Richmond)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Geelong (P) 1st 15 -0- 3 135.3% Reg Hickey (11) Jack Metherell (59)
Melbourne 2nd 15 -0- 3 131.2% Jack Mueller (17) Ron Baggott (47)
Collingwood (R) 3rd 13 -0- 5 129.0% Jack Regan (14) Gordon Coventry (56)
Richmond 4th 11 -1- 6 108.0% Dick Harris (9) Dick Harris (64)
Carlton 5th 11 -0- 7 110.9% Keith Shea (16) Harry Vallence (39)
St Kilda 6th 10 -0- 8 101.3% Jack Davis (12) Bill Mohr (58)
Fitzroy 7th 7 -0- 11 93.1% Denis Ryan (12) Haydn Bunton (37)
Hawthorn 8th 7 -0- 11 84.4% Ted Pool (6) Norm Hillard (31)
South Melbourne 9th 6 -1- 11 89.9% Herbie Matthews (23) Laurie Nash (37)
Essendon 10th 5 -0- 13 90.6% Dick Reynolds (27) Keith Forbes (44)
Footscray 11th 4 -0- 14 81.8% Norm Ware (15) Arthur Olliver (39)
North Melbourne 12th 3 -0- 15 64.2% Wally Carter (10) Stewart Anderson (18)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 11
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 3

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/04/1937 2:45 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 92 - 66 19,726
SAT 24/04/1937 2:45 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 106 - 90 21,000
SAT 24/04/1937 2:45 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 129 - 59 33,000
SAT 24/04/1937 2:45 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 71 - 67 18,000
SAT 24/04/1937 2:45 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 88 - 81 23,000
SAT 24/04/1937 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 76 - 78 11,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/05/1937 2:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 85 - 170 14,000
SAT 01/05/1937 2:45 PM Geelong v Carlton Corio Oval 60 - 49 13,600
SAT 01/05/1937 2:45 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 99 - 112 16,000
SAT 01/05/1937 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 85 - 140 25,000
SAT 01/05/1937 2:45 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 65 - 67 16,000
SAT 01/05/1937 2:45 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 117 - 83 16,000

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1937 2:45 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 107 - 71 31,831
SAT 08/05/1937 2:45 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 121 - 104 11,000
SAT 08/05/1937 2:45 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 46 - 51 13,000
SAT 08/05/1937 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 81 - 81 16,000
SAT 08/05/1937 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 105 - 69 9,000
SAT 08/05/1937 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 34 - 68 11,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1937 2:45 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 90 - 95 25,000
SAT 15/05/1937 2:45 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Corio Oval 92 - 53 11,500
SAT 15/05/1937 2:45 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 72 - 74 14,000
SAT 15/05/1937 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 81 - 109 10,000
SAT 15/05/1937 2:45 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 112 - 84 18,000
SAT 15/05/1937 2:45 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 110 - 77 14,500

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1937 2:45 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 101 - 76 44,823
SAT 22/05/1937 2:45 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Corio Oval 149 - 53 7,300
SAT 22/05/1937 2:45 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 91 - 94 18,000
SAT 22/05/1937 2:45 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 63 - 115 15,000
SAT 22/05/1937 2:45 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 82 - 60 14,000
SAT 22/05/1937 2:45 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 131 - 88 14,000

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1937 2:45 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 56 - 78 17,000
SAT 29/05/1937 2:45 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 109 - 78 17,000
SAT 29/05/1937 2:45 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 82 - 55 24,000
SAT 29/05/1937 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 75 - 66 14,000
SAT 29/05/1937 2:45 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 86 - 103 15,000
SAT 29/05/1937 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 101 - 98 10,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1937 2:30 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 166 - 44 12,906
SAT 05/06/1937 2:30 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 115 - 70 8,000
SAT 05/06/1937 2:30 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 126 - 64 12,500
SAT 05/06/1937 2:30 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 108 - 76 12,000
SAT 05/06/1937 2:30 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 87 - 69 28,000
SAT 05/06/1937 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 60 - 58 10,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/06/1937 2:30 PM Geelong v St Kilda Corio Oval 109 - 81 12,600
SAT 12/06/1937 2:30 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 108 - 97 27,000
SAT 12/06/1937 2:30 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 89 - 128 13,000
MON 14/06/1937 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 82 - 105 18,000
MON 14/06/1937 2:30 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 114 - 70 16,000
MON 14/06/1937 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 99 - 62 20,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/06/1937 2:30 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 71 - 104 29,376
SAT 19/06/1937 2:30 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 114 - 59 11,000
SAT 19/06/1937 2:30 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 97 - 80 14,000
SAT 19/06/1937 2:30 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 68 - 119 12,000
SAT 19/06/1937 2:30 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 105 - 84 18,000
SAT 19/06/1937 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 88 - 77 10,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1937 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 50 - 89 16,000
SAT 26/06/1937 2:30 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Corio Oval 124 - 38 9,000
SAT 26/06/1937 2:30 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 96 - 108 14,000
SAT 26/06/1937 2:30 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 102 - 60 22,000
SAT 26/06/1937 2:30 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 80 - 93 22,000
SAT 26/06/1937 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 106 - 99 7,500

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1937 2:30 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 88 - 82 20,638
SAT 03/07/1937 2:30 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 74 - 93 5,500
SAT 03/07/1937 2:30 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 89 - 67 8,000
SAT 03/07/1937 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 77 - 88 6,000
SAT 03/07/1937 2:30 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 102 - 73 11,000
SAT 03/07/1937 2:30 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 101 - 49 5,800

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/07/1937 2:30 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 102 - 88 16,000
SAT 10/07/1937 2:30 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 94 - 71 16,000
SAT 10/07/1937 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 87 - 56 22,000
SAT 10/07/1937 2:30 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 67 - 77 11,000
SAT 10/07/1937 2:30 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 79 - 41 14,000
SAT 10/07/1937 2:30 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 69 - 51 5,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/07/1937 2:30 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 79 - 63 11,449
SAT 17/07/1937 2:30 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 67 - 92 15,000
SAT 17/07/1937 2:30 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 81 - 62 9,000
SAT 17/07/1937 2:30 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 127 - 104 22,000
SAT 17/07/1937 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 47 - 68 8,000
SAT 17/07/1937 2:30 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 75 - 78 10,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/07/1937 2:30 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 120 - 104 16,000
SAT 24/07/1937 2:30 PM Geelong v Essendon Corio Oval 100 - 66 8,000
SAT 24/07/1937 2:30 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 112 - 93 12,000
SAT 24/07/1937 2:30 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 119 - 89 18,000
SAT 24/07/1937 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 71 - 49 7,500
SAT 24/07/1937 2:30 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 164 - 51 9,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/07/1937 2:30 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 124 - 84 25,904
SAT 31/07/1937 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 88 - 107 12,000
SAT 31/07/1937 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 71 - 92 11,000
SAT 31/07/1937 2:30 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 79 - 92 6,000
SAT 31/07/1937 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 79 - 103 14,000
SAT 31/07/1937 2:30 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 74 - 126 10,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1937 2:45 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 93 - 91 14,000
SAT 07/08/1937 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 76 - 98 10,000
SAT 07/08/1937 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 64 - 91 8,000
SAT 14/08/1937 2:45 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 142 - 153 21,000
SAT 14/08/1937 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 91 - 114 6,000
SAT 14/08/1937 2:45 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 88 - 78 12,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1937 2:45 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 105 - 74 9,553
SAT 21/08/1937 2:45 PM Geelong v Richmond Corio Oval 90 - 59 11,500
SAT 21/08/1937 2:45 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 81 - 71 17,500
SAT 21/08/1937 2:45 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 119 - 70 7,000
SAT 21/08/1937 2:45 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 151 - 71 6,000
SAT 21/08/1937 2:45 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 102 - 75 6,000

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1937 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 91 - 130 4,500
SAT 28/08/1937 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 81 - 109 10,000
SAT 28/08/1937 2:45 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 94 - 116 8,000
SAT 28/08/1937 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 76 - 73 6,000
SAT 28/08/1937 2:45 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 129 - 91 11,500
SAT 28/08/1937 2:45 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 97 - 92 18,000

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1937 2:30 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 120 - 69 41,663

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/09/1937 2:30 PM Geelong v Melbourne MCG 125 - 113 47,730

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/09/1937 2:30 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 52 - 107 55,616

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/09/1937 2:50 PM Geelong v Collingwood MCG 122 - 90 88,540