1937 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1937 between Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 7 of the 1937 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Jim Adamson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, J. Lewis, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, G. Ogden, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott, R. Wartman
North Melbourne
J. Adamson (capt.), J. Anderson, S. Anderson, J. Bicknell, W. Carter, J. Cordner, R. Deller, S. Dyer, B. Findlay, L. Johnson, D. Kemp, R. Lyons, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, F. Penney, J. Rogers, J. Smith, F. Stubbs, B. Whittam
Melbourne (25.16.166) defeated North Melbourne (5.14.44).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (6), R. Baggott (4), R. Barassi (4), P. Beames (3), K. Truscott (3), F. Roberts (2), M. Gibb, J. Mueller, R. Wartman
North Melbourne: S. Anderson (3), W. Carter, R. Lyons
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 5 June 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
12,906
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
25.16.166 - 5.14.44
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 13 | 25 | . | 16 | 25 | . | 16 | (166) |
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 14 | (44) |
| Margin | MELB by 17 | MELB by 56 | MELB by 82 | MELB by 122 | MELB by 122 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Paddy Scanlan
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Jim Adamson
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nicholson
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Kinnear, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Wartman, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 25 | 16 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Anderson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Anderson, Stewart | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Bicknell, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Deller, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dyer, Sid | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Johnson, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Lyons, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Montgomery, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Penney, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Rogers, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Whittam, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 5 | 14 | |||