1937 VFL Round 6: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 May 1937 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 6 of the 1937 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Sid Dockendorff captained the hosts with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Footscray
S. Dockendorff (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, A. Ferguson, B. Flanigan, R. Flynne, J. Greenham, F. Halloran, C. McCrae, C. Mitchell, A. Morrison, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, S. Penberthy, R. Porter, J. Ryan, R. Sainsbury, J. Thoms
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Fischer, J. Foster, M. Gibb, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, J. Lewis, W. Lock, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, F. Roberts, N. Smith, R. Wartman
Footscray (8.8.56) were defeated by Melbourne (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Footscray: C. McCrae (2), J. Thoms (2), A. Morrison, B. O'Brien, S. Penberthy, R. Porter
Melbourne: R. Baggott (5), R. Barassi (3), T. Buckley, J. Mueller, N. Smith
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 8th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 May 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | FOOT by 4 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 22 | MELB by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Sid Dockendorff
(Footscray),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. McDermott
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Dockendorff, Sid (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Ferguson, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Flynne, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Halloran, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Mitchell, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sainsbury, Rob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 8 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Kinnear, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 12 | |||