1937 VFL Round 5: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1937 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round 5 of the 1937 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Harry Collier captained the visitors with Albert Collier as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, J. Lewis, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, G. Ogden, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), P. Bowyer, J. Carmody, G. Coventry, J. Crowe, V. Doherty, F. Froude, H. Jones, J. Knight, P. Kyne, A. Pannam, J. Regan, L. Riley, J. Ross, K. Stackpole, R. Todd, M. Whelan, B. Woods
Melbourne (13.23.101) defeated Collingwood (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Baggott (6), R. Barassi (2), M. Gibb, L. Jones, H. Murnane, F. Roberts, R. Wartman
Collingwood: G. Coventry (3), V. Doherty (3), A. Collier, H. Collier, J. Knight, A. Pannam, K. Stackpole
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 22 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
44,823
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
13.23.101 - 11.10.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 23 | 13 | . | 23 | (101) |
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | COLL by 9 | COLL by 7 | MELB by 10 | MELB by 25 | MELB by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Harry Collier
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Albert Collier
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Furniss, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Kinnear, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 23 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Carmody, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collier, Albert (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Crowe, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jones, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Riley, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stackpole, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 10 | |||