1937 VFL Season Round 9: Footscray v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1937 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round nine of the 1937 season of the Victorian Football League. Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval. In the absence of Sid Dockendorff, Alby Morrison captained the hosts with Norm Ware as vice-captain. Laurie Nash captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Roy Cazaly.

Footscray (10.8.68) were defeated by South Melbourne (18.11.119).

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: Footscray v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 June 1937
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Western Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by South Melbourne
Score: 10.8.68 - 18.11.119

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 2 . 3 4 . 6 5 . 8 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
South Melbourne 3 . 0 7 . 6 11 . 9 18 . 11 18 . 11 (119)
Margin SMLB by 3 SMLB by 18 SMLB by 37 SMLB by 51 SMLB by 51
Duration

Honour Roll

Footscray

Captain: Alby Morrison (acting)
Vice-Captain: Norm Ware
Coach: Joe Kelly (caretaker)

South Melbourne

Captain: Laurie Nash
Coach: Roy Cazaly

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

G. Murphy

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
22 Alsop, Noel ? ? 1 ?
5 Bennett, George ? ? 0 ?
Bridgfoot, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Evans, Roy ? ? 0 ?
25 Flanigan, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Greenham, Jim ? ? 0 ?
27 Halloran, Frank ? ? 0 ?
34 Le Sueur, Bennie ? ? 0 ?
14 McCrae, Cliff ? ? 0 ?
2 Morrison, Alby (ac) ? ? 0 ?
8 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 4 ?
24 Palmer, Ambrose ? ? 1 ?
23 Porter, Roy ? ? 2 ?
10 Ryan, Jack ? ? 2 ?
21 Ryan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
17 Ryan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
29 Spargo, Bob ? ? 0 ?
31 Thoms, Jim ? ? 0 ?
4 Ware, Norm (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 8

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
28 Allen, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Brain, Terry ? ? 2 ?
20 Cleary, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Faul, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Graham, Jack ? ? 0 ?
33 Harris, Wilbur ? ? 1 ?
26 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
7 Ilott, Percy ? ? 0 ?
32 Johnson, Maurie ? ? 4 ?
11 Kendrick, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Matthews, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
18 Mitchell, Alex ? ? 0 ?
1 Nash, Laurie (c) ? ? 9 ?
9 Patterson, Sandy ? ? 0 ?
19 Pettiona, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 0 ?
15 Smith, Keith ? ? 0 ?
9 Thomas, Len ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 18 11

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