1937 VFL Preliminary Final: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 18 September 1937 between Melbourne and Collingwood in the preliminary final of the 1937 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Harry Collier captained the visitors with Albert Collier as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, P. Beames, T. Buckley, B. Chandler, R. Fischer, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, J. Lewis, W. Lock, H. Long, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, S. Penberthy, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), P. Bowyer, M. Boyall, J. Carmody, G. Coventry, V. Doherty, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, F. Froude, J. Knight, P. Kyne, A. Pannam, J. Regan, J. Ross, H. Rumney, R. Todd, M. Whelan, B. Woods
Melbourne (7.10.52) were defeated by Collingwood (16.11.107).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Baggott (2), A. La Fontaine (2), L. Jones, W. Lock, N. Smith
Collingwood: G. Coventry (7), D. Fothergill (3), A. Pannam (3), V. Doherty (2), R. Todd
As a result of this match, Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Collingwood faced Geelong in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 18 September 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
55,616
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
7.10.52 - 16.11.107
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Margin | COLL by 18 | COLL by 1 | COLL by 29 | COLL by 55 | COLL by 55 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Harry Collier
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Albert Collier
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Chandler, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Kinnear, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
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 | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 9 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Dowling, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 11 | |||