1937 VFL Round 7: Essendon v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1937 between Essendon and South Melbourne during round 7 of the 1937 VFL season.
Essendon hosted South Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Len Webster captained the hosts.
Laurie Nash captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), J. Baggott, W. Coates, K. Forbes, J. Hubbert, F. Kelly, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, A. Maltby, N. McDermott, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, L. Powell, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, A. Roberts, L. Wallace, D. Welch, S. Wilson
South Melbourne
L. Nash (capt.), T. Allen, J. Austin, T. Brain, G. Bryce, J. Cleary, B. Faul, J. Graham, W. Harris, A. Hedge, R. Hillis, P. Ilott, M. Johnson, H. Matthews, R. Moore, B. Pratt, A. Robertson, K. Smith, L. Thomas
Essendon (16.12.108) defeated South Melbourne (11.10.76).
Goalkickers
Essendon: K. Forbes (4), W. Coates (2), B. Luff (2), T. Reynolds (2), D. Welch (2), J. Hubbert, T. Lahiff, G. Pattinson, D. Reynolds
South Melbourne: A. Robertson (3), L. Nash (2), B. Pratt (2), B. Faul, J. Graham, M. Johnson, L. Thomas
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and South Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
16.12.108 - 11.10.76
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 12 | (108) |
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Margin | SMLB by 11 | SMLB by 23 | SMLB by 12 | ESSE by 32 | ESSE by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Roy Cazaly
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Len Webster
(Essendon),
Laurie Nash
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. McDermott
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Coates, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Hubbert, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDermott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Wallace, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Welch, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 12 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Allen, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Bryce, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hedge, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Ilott, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Johnson, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Moore, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Nash, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Smith, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 10 | |||