1937 VFL Season Round 1: Carlton v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1937 between Carlton and South Melbourne during round one of the 1937 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted South Melbourne at Princes Park. Ansell Clarke captained the hosts. Laurie Nash captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Rowe and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.

Carlton (18.21.129) defeated South Melbourne (7.17.59).

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Carlton v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 April 1937
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 33,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. South Melbourne
Score: 18.21.129 - 7.17.59

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 4 . 6 9 . 11 13 . 16 18 . 21 18 . 21 (129)
South Melbourne 3 . 4 4 . 8 6 . 14 7 . 17 7 . 17 (59)
Margin CARL by 8 CARL by 33 CARL by 44 CARL by 70 CARL by 70
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Ansell Clarke
Coach: Percy Rowe

South Melbourne

Captain: Laurie Nash
Coach: Roy Cazaly

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

G. Batt

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Butler, Bert ? ? 3 ?
7 Carney, Jack ? ? 1 ?
31 Clarke, Ansell (c) ? ? 3 ?
12 Crisp, Mickey ? ? 1 ?
17 Davey, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
5 Dunn, Keith ? ? 3 ?
10 Francis, Jim ? ? 0 ?
6 Gilby, Fred ? ? 0 ?
21 Gill, Frank ? ? 0 ?
32 Green, Bob ? ? 1 ?
11 Hale, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Huxtable, Eric ? ? 0 ?
20 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 McLean, Rod ? ? 0 ?
26 Park, Jim ? ? 0 ?
8 Shea, Keith ? ? 2 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 3 ?
28 Wrout, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 18 21

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Allen, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Bryce, George ? ? 0 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 1 ?
33 Harris, Wilbur ? ? 0 ?
32 Johnson, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
8 Leask, Laurie ? ? 1 ?
6 Maher, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
35 Mullane, Stan ? ? 0 ?
1 Nash, Laurie (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 3 ?
23 Ritchie, Rex ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
15 Smith, Keith ? ? 0 ?
9 Thomas, Len ? ? 1 ?
27 Welch, Alan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 17

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