1937 VFL Round 8: South Melbourne v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 14 June 1937 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round 8 of the 1937 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Lakeside Oval. Laurie Nash captained the hosts. Jim Adamson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Roy Cazaly and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.

South Melbourne
L. Nash (capt.), T. Allen, J. Austin, T. Brain, J. Cleary, O. Evans, J. Graham, W. Harris, R. Hillis, P. Ilott, F. Kendrick, H. Matthews, A. Mitchell, S. Patterson, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, A. Robertson, K. Smith, L. Thomas

North Melbourne
J. Adamson (capt.), J. Anderson, S. Anderson, J. Bicknell, W. Carter, R. Deller, S. Dyer, T. Ellis, B. Findlay, H. Jones, M. McFarlane, R. McLeod, B. Montgomery, E. Morcom, F. Penney, J. Rogers, R. Sitch, F. Stubbs, L. Tyrrell

South Melbourne (16.18.114) defeated North Melbourne (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: O. Evans (6), B. Pratt (3), T. Brain (2), W. Harris (2), P. Ilott, S. Patterson, L. Thomas
North Melbourne: S. Anderson (5), B. Findlay (2), F. Penney (2), L. Tyrrell

As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 9th on the ladder (up from 12th) and North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
Date: Monday 14 June 1937
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. North Melbourne
Score: 16.18.114 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 2 . 3 7 . 10 11 . 12 16 . 18 16 . 18 (114)
North Melbourne 2 . 4 4 . 4 7 . 5 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin NMLB by 1 SMLB by 24 SMLB by 31 SMLB by 44 SMLB by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Roy Cazaly (South Melbourne), Paddy Scanlan (North Melbourne)
Captains: Laurie Nash (South Melbourne), Jim Adamson (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Blackburn

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Allen, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 2 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
24 Evans, Owen ? ? 6 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Harris, Wilbur ? ? 2 ?
26 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
7 Ilott, Percy ? ? 1 ?
11 Kendrick, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
18 Mitchell, Alex ? ? 0 ?
1 Nash, Laurie (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Patterson, Sandy ? ? 1 ?
19 Pettiona, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
10 Pratt, Bob ? ? 3 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
15 Smith, Keith ? ? 0 ?
9 Thomas, Len ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 18

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim (c) ? ? 0 ?
27 Anderson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Anderson, Stewart ? ? 5 ?
11 Bicknell, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Carter, Wally ? ? 0 ?
18 Deller, Roy ? ? 0 ?
5 Dyer, Sid ? ? 0 ?
15 Ellis, Ted ? ? 0 ?
11 Findlay, Bill ? ? 2 ?
18 Jones, Herb ? ? 0 ?
12 McFarlane, Mick ? ? 0 ?
22 McLeod, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Montgomery, Bill ? ? 0 ?
26 Morcom, Eddie ? ? 0 ?
34 Penney, Frank ? ? 2 ?
28 Rogers, Joe ? ? 0 ?
14 Sitch, Roy ? ? 0 ?
31 Stubbs, Frank ? ? 0 ?
25 Tyrrell, Leo ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 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