1937 VFL Round 2: Essendon v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 May 1937 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1937 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Len Webster captained the hosts with Keith Forbes as vice-captain.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), K. Forbes (vice-capt.), B. Anderson, G. Bell, J. Cassin, T. Freyer, F. Kelly, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, A. Maltby, N. McDermott, M. McFarlane, G. McGorlick, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, D. Reynolds, T. Rippon, H. Torney, L. Wallace
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, E. Glass, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, J. Lewis, W. Lock, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, L. Reiffel, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Essendon (13.7.85) were defeated by Melbourne (25.20.170).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Cassin (5), K. Forbes (3), T. Freyer (3), A. Maltby, N. McDermott
Melbourne: H. Murnane (5), P. Beames (4), E. Glass (4), N. Smith (4), M. Gibb (3), R. Barassi (2), L. Jones, L. Reiffel, R. Wartman
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Essendon
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 12 | 21 | . | 18 | 25 | . | 20 | 25 | . | 20 | (170) |
| Margin | MELB by 45 | MELB by 32 | MELB by 91 | MELB by 85 | MELB by 85 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Len Webster
(Essendon),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Keith Forbes
(Essendon),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Jurss
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (avc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McDermott, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McGorlick, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 7 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Kinnear, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 25 | 20 | |||