1937 VFL Round 3: Essendon v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1937 between Essendon and Geelong during round 3 of the 1937 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Geelong at Windy Hill.
Keith Forbes captained the hosts with Len Webster as vice-captain.
Reg Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), L. Webster (vice-capt.), B. Anderson, G. Bell, J. Cassin, M. Exelby, T. Freyer, F. Kelly, T. Lahiff, B. Lowenthal, B. Luff, A. Maltby, N. McDermott, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, L. Powell, T. Rippon, A. Roberts, H. Torney
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, C. Coles, G. Dougherty, A. Everett, N. Glenister, J. Grant, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, B. Hore, G. Mahon, J. Metherell, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, N. Tucker, J. Wills
Essendon (18.13.121) defeated Geelong (14.20.104).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Cassin (4), K. Forbes (3), T. Freyer (3), A. Maltby (3), T. Lahiff (2), G. Pattinson (2), L. Webster
Geelong: A. Everett (3), J. Metherell (3), G. Dougherty (2), J. Grant (2), L. Hardiman (2), B. Hore, J. Wills
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 11th on the ladder and Geelong remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Essendon
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 9 | 18 | . | 13 | 18 | . | 13 | (121) |
| Geelong | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 15 | 14 | . | 20 | 14 | . | 20 | (104) |
| Margin | GEEL by 33 | ESSE by 4 | GEEL by 18 | ESSE by 17 | ESSE by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Keith Forbes
(Essendon),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Len Webster
(Essendon),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Lowenthal, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | McDermott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 13 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Metherell, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Tucker, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wills, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 14 | 20 | |||