1937 VFL Grand Final: Geelong v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 25 September 1937 between Geelong and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1937 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Harry Collier captained the visitors with Albert Collier as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, C. Coles, G. Dougherty, J. Evans, A. Everett, J. Grant, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, B. Hore, G. Mahon, J. Metherell, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, J. Wills
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), P. Bowyer, M. Boyall, J. Carmody, G. Coventry, V. Doherty, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, F. Froude, P. Kyne, L. Murphy, A. Pannam, J. Regan, J. Ross, H. Rumney, R. Todd, M. Whelan, B. Woods
Geelong (18.14.122) defeated Collingwood (12.18.90).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Evans (6), C. Coles (4), J. Metherell (4), G. Abbott (2), J. Sellwood, J. Wills
Collingwood: R. Todd (4), G. Coventry (3), A. Pannam (2), V. Doherty, D. Fothergill, P. Kyne
As a result of this match, Geelong were the premiers and Collingwood were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Geelong
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 25 September 1937
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
88,540
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
Collingwood
Score:
18.14.122 - 12.18.90
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 14 | 18 | . | 14 | (122) |
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 14 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| Margin | COLL by 18 | COLL by 5 | level | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Harry Collier
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Albert Collier
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Goal Umpire:
J. Currie,
W. Wetenhall
Boundary Umpire:
J. Fitt,
J. Lancaster
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Metherell, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wills, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 14 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Boyall, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Carmody, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collier, Albert (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Dowling, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 18 | |||