1937 VFL Round 5: Fitzroy v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1937 between Fitzroy and South Melbourne during round 5 of the 1937 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted South Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval.
Haydn Bunton captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.
Fitzroy
H. Bunton (capt.), B. Bunworth, E. Clark, H. Dawson, A. Gillespie-Jones, W. Gray, A. Hall, M. Hearn, L. Hughson, M. Hughson, J. McKenzie, L. Morgan, W. Mutimer, D. Ryan, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, B. Treweek, A. White, T. Williams
South Melbourne
T. Allen, J. Austin, G. Bryce, J. Cleary, B. Faul, N. Fletcher, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, A. Hedge, R. Hillis, M. Johnson, L. Leask, H. Matthews, A. Mitchell, S. Mullane, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, L. Thomas
Fitzroy (11.16.82) defeated South Melbourne (7.18.60).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: H. Bunton (3), A. Gillespie-Jones (3), M. Hearn (2), L. Hughson, L. Morgan, M. Sharp
South Melbourne: M. Johnson (2), L. Leask (2), J. Austin, A. Mitchell, L. Thomas
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 7th on the ladder (up from 9th) and South Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Fitzroy
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
11.16.82 - 7.18.60
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 18 | 7 | . | 18 | (60) |
| Margin | FITZ by 16 | FITZ by 24 | FITZ by 3 | FITZ by 22 | FITZ by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy),
Roy Cazaly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Haydn Bunton
(Fitzroy),
unknown
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nicholson
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Bunworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Clark, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gillespie-Jones, Audley | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Gray, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hearn, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morgan, Laurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Mutimer, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | White, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Allen, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Bryce, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Fletcher, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hedge, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Johnson, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Leask, Laurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Mullane, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pettiona, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 18 | |||