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 with Johnny Lewis as vice-captain.
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.), J. Lewis (vice-capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Fischer, J. Furniss, M. Gibb, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, 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:
Johnny Lewis
(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 (vc) | ? | ? | 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 | |||