1937 VFL Round 3: Melbourne v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1937 between Melbourne and Carlton during round 3 of the 1937 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Carlton at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Ansell Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Percy Rowe.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, E. Glass, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, J. Lewis, W. Lock, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, G. Ogden, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Carlton
A. Clarke (capt.), F. Ayers, B. Butler, J. Carney, M. Crisp, C. Davey, K. Dunn, J. Francis, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, E. Huxtable, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Park, P. Schmidt, K. Shea, A. Shields, H. Vallence
Melbourne (15.17.107) defeated Carlton (10.11.71).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Baggott (3), P. Beames (3), R. Barassi (2), E. Glass (2), H. Murnane (2), M. Gibb, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Carlton: H. Vallence (3), K. Dunn (2), B. Butler, M. Crisp, C. Davey, K. Shea, A. Shields
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Carlton were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 8 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
31,831
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 17 | 15 | . | 17 | (107) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | MELB by 20 | MELB by 18 | MELB by 35 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Percy Rowe
(Carlton)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Ansell Clarke
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 17 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ayers, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Butler, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clarke, Ansell (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Davey, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Dunn, Keith | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Shea, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Shields, Arch | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Vallence, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 11 | |||