1937 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1937 between North Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1937 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at Arden Street Oval. Ivan McAlpine captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Ivan McAlpine.

North Melbourne
J. Adamson, J. Anderson, J. Bicknell, W. Carter, D. Cassidy, J. Cordner, R. Deller, T. Ellis, H. Farmer, B. Findlay, C. Gaudion, B. Guthrie, R. Lyons, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, J. Rogers, C. Skinner, J. Smith, J. Steigenberger

Hawthorn
Back: H. Albiston, L. Murphy, A. Neeson
Half-back: C. Lonsdale, G. Dower, M. McQueen
Centre: N. Allison, S. Spinks, V. Randall
Half-forward: I. McAlpine (capt.), J. Clements, B. Williams
Forward: A. Hurley, N. Hillard, T. Byrne
Follower: B. Ford, B. Mills, T. Pool
Sub.: D. Abikhair

North Melbourne (9.22.76) were defeated by Hawthorn (11.12.78).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: T. Ellis (3), B. Guthrie (2), J. Steigenberger (2), H. Farmer, J. Smith
Hawthorn: T. Pool (4), B. Ford (2), N. Hillard (2), A. Hurley, I. McAlpine, B. Williams

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: North Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 24 April 1937
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 9.22.76 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 1 . 7 5 . 12 5 . 19 9 . 22 9 . 22 (76)
Hawthorn 3 . 1 3 . 5 6 . 7 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin HWTH by 6 NMLB by 19 NMLB by 6 HWTH by 2 HWTH by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paddy Scanlan (North Melbourne), Ivan McAlpine (Hawthorn)
Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Ivan McAlpine (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Murphy
Boundary Umpire: C. Hearn

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Anderson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
11 Bicknell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
19 Cassidy, Dudley ? ? 0 ?
6 Cordner, Jock ? ? 0 ?
18 Deller, Roy ? ? 0 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 3 ?
12 Farmer, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
11 Findlay, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
7 Guthrie, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
24 Lyons, Roy ? ? 0 ?
23 Montgomery, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Morcom, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
28 Rogers, Joe ? ? 0 ?
16 Skinner, Charles ? ? 0 ?
4 Smith, Jack ? ? 1 ?
30 Steigenberger, Jim ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 22

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Abikhair, Dick SUB ? 0 ?
35 Albiston, Harold BPL ? 0 ?
9 Allison, Neil WL ? 0 ?
2 Byrne, Tom FPR ? 0 ?
23 Clements, Jack CHF ? 0 ?
25 Dower, George CHB ? 0 ?
21 Ford, Bill RU ? 2 ?
14 Hillard, Norm FF ? 2 ?
22 Hurley, Alf FPL ? 1 ?
4 Lonsdale, Clarrie HBFL ? 0 ?
1 McAlpine, Ivan (c) HFFL ? 1 ?
15 McQueen, Max HBFR ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert RU ? 0 ?
16 Murphy, Leo FB ? 0 ?
11 Neeson, Alf BPR ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO ? 4 ?
7 Randall, Viv WR ? 0 ?
8 Spinks, Stan C ? 0 ?
31 Williams, Bob HFFR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 12

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

Player Line-Up

North Melbourne Coach: Paddy Scanlan
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
35 H. Albiston 16 L. Murphy 11 A. Neeson













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



4 C. Lonsdale 25 G. Dower 15 M. McQueen













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



9 N. Allison 8 S. Spinks 7 V. Randall









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 21 B. Ford 27 D. Abikhair
HALF-FORWARD 12 B. Mills

1 I. McAlpine (c) 23 J. Clements 31 B. Williams 19 T. Pool











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



22 A. Hurley 14 N. Hillard 2 T. Byrne













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Ivan McAlpine