1937 VFL Round 8: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 12 June 1937 between Geelong and St Kilda during round 8 of the 1937 VFL season. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Corio Oval. Reg Hickey captained the hosts. Bill Mohr captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), T. Arklay, C. Coles, G. Dougherty, J. Evans, A. Everett, N. Glenister, J. Grant, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, C. Helmer, B. Hore, J. Metherell, B. Miller, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack

St Kilda
B. Mohr (capt.), B. Cole, J. Davis, R. Fisher, R. Garvin, P. Hartnett, A. Hender, J. Kelly, S. Lloyd, K. Mackie, D. Rayment, W. Roberts, A. Robertson, L. Smith, S. Snell, T. Sutherland, B. Thoms, C. Williamson, R. Wilson

Geelong (16.13.109) defeated St Kilda (11.15.81).

Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Metherell (5), N. Glenister (4), C. Coles (3), G. Dougherty (2), L. Hardiman (2)
St Kilda: T. Sutherland (3), B. Cole (2), K. Mackie (2), P. Hartnett, A. Hender, B. Mohr, L. Smith

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) and St Kilda were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 12 June 1937
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 12,600

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. St Kilda
Score: 16.13.109 - 11.15.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 1 9 . 7 14 . 9 16 . 13 16 . 13 (109)
St Kilda 1 . 5 3 . 6 8 . 10 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Margin GEEL by 2 GEEL by 37 GEEL by 35 GEEL by 28 GEEL by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Dan Minogue (St Kilda)
Captains: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Bill Mohr (St Kilda)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Batt

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 3 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 2 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 4 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 2 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Hore, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 5 ?
31 Miller, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 13

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Cole, Billy ? ? 2 ?
26 Davis, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Fisher, Ron ? ? 0 ?
19 Garvin, Reg ? ? 0 ?
6 Hartnett, Pat ? ? 1 ?
5 Hender, Allan ? ? 1 ?
22 Kelly, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Lloyd, Stan ? ? 0 ?
7 Mackie, Ken ? ? 2 ?
10 Mohr, Bill (c) ? ? 1 ?
12 Rayment, Doug ? ? 0 ?
21 Roberts, William ? ? 0 ?
2 Robertson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
18 Smith, Laird ? ? 1 ?
3 Snell, Sam ? ? 0 ?
35 Sutherland, Tom ? ? 3 ?
30 Thoms, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
4 Williamson, Col ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 15

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