1937 VFA Season Grand Final: Brunswick v Prahran

This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1937 between Brunswick and Prahran in the grand final of the 1937 season of the Victorian Football Association. Brunswick "hosted" Prahran at Toorak Park. Norm Williams captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Roy McKay and the visitors were coached by Leo Wescott.

Brunswick (11.17.83) were defeated by Prahran (12.13.85).

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Brunswick v Prahran
Date: Saturday 4 September 1937
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Toorak Park
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Brunswick def. by Prahran
Score: 11.17.83 - 12.13.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brunswick 3 . 3 6 . 6 10 . 13 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Prahran 1 . 3 3 . 6 9 . 9 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Margin BRNW by 12 BRNW by 18 BRNW by 10 PRAH by 2 PRAH by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Brunswick

Captain: unknown
Coach: Roy McKay

Prahran

Captain: Norm Williams
Coach: Leo Wescott

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

N. Stuart

Player Statistics

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
McKay, Roy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 11 17

Prahran

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Brenchley, Jack ? ? ? ?
Lowry, Jack ? ? ? ?
Smith, Frank ? ? ? ?
Williams, Norm (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 12 13

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s