1937 VFL Round 4: Collingwood v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1937 between Collingwood and Footscray during round 4 of the 1937 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Footscray at Victoria Park.
Harry Collier captained the hosts with Albert Collier as vice-captain.
In the absence of Sid Dockendorff, vice-captain Norm Ware captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Syd Coventry.
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), P. Bowyer, J. Carmody, G. Carter, G. Coventry, J. Crowe, R. Dowling, F. Froude, H. Jones, J. Knight, P. Kyne, A. Pannam, J. Regan, J. Ross, A. Ryan, K. Stackpole, R. Todd, M. Whelan
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, R. Evans, A. Ferguson, B. Flanigan, J. Greenham, J. Hallahan, A. Morrison, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, S. Penberthy, R. Porter, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, P. Standfield, J. Thoms, C. White, J. Zimmerman
Collingwood (16.14.110) defeated Footscray (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (4), A. Pannam (4), P. Bowyer (2), H. Collier (2), R. Dowling (2), K. Stackpole, R. Todd
Footscray: A. Morrison (3), A. Olliver (2), R. Porter (2), J. Thoms (2), B. O'Brien, J. Zimmerman
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray were then 11th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
14,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Footscray
Score:
16.14.110 - 11.11.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | COLL by 24 | COLL by 36 | COLL by 21 | COLL by 33 | COLL by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Syd Coventry
(Footscray)
Captains:
Harry Collier
(Collingwood),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Albert Collier
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Jurss
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Carmody, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Carter, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collier, Albert (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Crowe, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dowling, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jones, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 22 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ryan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 14 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ferguson, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Hallahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 8 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | White, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Zimmerman, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 11 | |||