1937 VFL Season Round 7: Carlton v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1937 between Carlton and Footscray during round seven of the 1937 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park. Jim Francis captained the hosts. In the absence of Sid Dockendorff, vice-captain Norm Ware captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Rowe and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.

Carlton (19.12.126) defeated Footscray (9.10.64).

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Carlton v Footscray
Date: Saturday 5 June 1937
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 12,500

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Footscray
Score: 19.12.126 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 5 . 4 9 . 6 13 . 9 19 . 12 19 . 12 (126)
Footscray 1 . 2 4 . 6 7 . 8 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Margin CARL by 26 CARL by 30 CARL by 37 CARL by 62 CARL by 62
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Jim Francis
Coach: Percy Rowe

Footscray

Captain: Norm Ware (acting)
Coach: Joe Kelly (caretaker)

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

G. Batt

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Anderson, Frank ? ? 0 ?
29 Butler, Bert ? ? 2 ?
4 Cashin, Norm ? ? 0 ?
33 Chitty, Bob ? ? 0 ?
12 Crisp, Mickey ? ? 0 ?
27 Fox, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
10 Francis, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
21 Gill, Frank ? ? 0 ?
11 Hale, Jack ? ? 1 ?
9 Huxtable, Eric ? ? 0 ?
20 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 0 ?
2 McIntyre, Don ? ? 0 ?
14 McLean, Rod ? ? 1 ?
26 Park, Jim ? ? 0 ?
30 Price, Mick ? ? 4 ?
8 Shea, Keith ? ? 2 ?
25 Shields, Arch ? ? 0 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 3 ?
28 Wrout, Jack ? ? 6 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 19 12

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Bennett, George ? ? 0 ?
Bridgfoot, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Eason, Dick ? ? 0 ?
16 Ferguson, Artie ? ? 0 ?
25 Flanigan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Greenham, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Halloran, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 McCrae, Cliff ? ? 2 ?
2 Morrison, Alby ? ? 2 ?
8 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 2 ?
3 Olliver, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 0 ?
27 Penberthy, Stan ? ? 2 ?
23 Porter, Roy ? ? 0 ?
10 Ryan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
29 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
31 Thoms, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm (ac) ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 9 10

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s