1937 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Corio Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 135.3%)
Finals Performance: Premiers
Players: 29
Brownlow Leader(s): Reg Hickey (11)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Jack Metherell (59)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Tommy Quinn

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Reg Hickey

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Abbott, Gordon #7 12 R02, R04-R06, R13-R18, SF, GF 9
Arklay, Tom #8 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 0
Coles, Clive #13 16 R01-R03, R05, R08-R16, R18, SF, GF 24
Dean, Leo #1 3 R01, R15-R16 0
Dougherty, George #6 19 R01, R03-R18, SF, GF 38
Dyer, Bill #2 2 R17-R18 0
Evans, Jack #5 19 R01-R02, R04-R18, SF, GF 27
Everett, Allan #10 18 R02-R18, GF 3
Foley, Ashley #24 2 R14, R16 1
Glenister, Norm #23 16 R02-R13, R15, R17-R18, SF 25
Grant, Jack #14 17 R01, R03-R05, R07-R09, R11-R18, SF, GF 2
Hardiman, Les #25 19 R01-R15, R17-R18, SF, GF 42
Hardiman, Peter #27 16 R01-R13, R17, SF, GF 1
Hawking, Fred #17 19 R01-R15, R17-R18, SF, GF 2
Helmer, Clyde #29 8 R07-R12, R14, R16 5
Hickey, Reg #18 19 R01-R10, R12-R18, SF, GF 0
Hore, Bernie #9 19 R01-R13, R15-R18, SF, GF 1
Howard, Stan #3 3 R10-R11, R16 0
Johnson, Frank #11 2 R06-R07 0
Mahon, Geoff #15 13 R01-R04, R10-R11, R14-R18, SF, GF 1
Metherell, Jack #22 19 R01-R06, R08-R18, SF, GF 71
Miller, Bernie #31 6 R04-R09 0
Mullane, Stan #35 1 R14 0
Muller, Angie #28 17 R01-R03, R06-R13, R15-R18, SF, GF 1
Quinn, Tommy #16 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 18
Sellwood, Joe #21 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 12
Slack, Laurie #4 16 R01-R14, SF, GF 0
Tucker, Neil #20 3 R01-R03 1
Wills, Jim #26 16 R01-R07, R12-R18, SF, GF 13

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Hickey, Reg 20 17 -0- 3 R01-R18, SF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
24/04/1937 Round 1 Collingwood AWAY LOSS COL by 16 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
01/05/1937 Round 2 Carlton HOME WIN GEE by 11 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
08/05/1937 Round 3 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 17 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
15/05/1937 Round 4 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 39 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
22/05/1937 Round 5 Hawthorn HOME WIN GEE by 96 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
29/05/1937 Round 6 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 31 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
05/06/1937 Round 7 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 45 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
12/06/1937 Round 8 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 28 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
19/06/1937 Round 9 Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 33 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
26/06/1937 Round 10 North Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 86 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
03/07/1937 Round 11 Footscray AWAY WIN GEE by 19 Reg Hickey unknown
10/07/1937 Round 12 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 23 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
17/07/1937 Round 13 Carlton AWAY WIN GEE by 25 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
24/07/1937 Round 14 Essendon HOME WIN GEE by 34 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
31/07/1937 Round 15 South Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 19 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
14/08/1937 Round 16 Hawthorn AWAY WIN GEE by 23 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
21/08/1937 Round 17 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 31 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
28/08/1937 Round 18 Fitzroy AWAY WIN GEE by 28 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
11/09/1937 Semi Final Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 12 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey
25/09/1937 Grand Final Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 32 Reg Hickey Reg Hickey