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