1937 VFL Round 4: Geelong v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1937 between Geelong and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1937 VFL season.
Geelong hosted South Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Laurie Nash captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, G. Dougherty, J. Evans, A. Everett, N. Glenister, J. Grant, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, B. Hore, G. Mahon, J. Metherell, B. Miller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, J. Wills
South Melbourne
L. Nash (capt.), J. Austin, J. Cleary, O. Evans, B. Faul, N. Fletcher, J. Graham, W. Harris, R. Hillis, M. Johnson, J. Maher, H. Matthews, A. Mitchell, S. Mullane, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, R. Ritchie, A. Robertson, L. Thomas
Geelong (12.20.92) defeated South Melbourne (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Sellwood (5), J. Metherell (2), J. Wills (2), G. Dougherty, J. Evans, T. Quinn
South Melbourne: J. Graham (2), L. Thomas (2), M. Johnson, A. Mitchell, B. Pratt
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
11,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
12.20.92 - 7.11.53
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 9 | 3 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 20 | 12 | . | 20 | (92) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 13 | GEEL by 29 | GEEL by 39 | GEEL by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Roy Cazaly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Laurie Nash
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. McDermott
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Metherell, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Miller, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wills, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 20 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Evans, Owen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Fletcher, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Johnson, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Maher, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Mullane, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nash, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pettiona, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 11 | |||