1937 VFL Round 9: Melbourne v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1937 between Melbourne and Geelong during round 9 of the 1937 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Geelong at MCG.
Johnny Lewis captained the hosts.
Reg Hickey captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Melbourne
J. Lewis (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, B. Chandler, R. Emselle, R. Fischer, G. Jones, L. Jones, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, G. Ogden, S. Penberthy, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott
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
Melbourne (9.17.71) were defeated by Geelong (15.14.104).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: R. Baggott (3), P. Beames (2), J. Mueller, H. Murnane, L. Reiffel, N. Smith
Geelong: C. Coles (4), L. Hardiman (3), J. Metherell (3), G. Dougherty, J. Evans, N. Glenister, C. Helmer, T. Quinn
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 19 June 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
29,376
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| Geelong | 6 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 14 | 15 | . | 14 | (104) |
| Margin | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 21 | GEEL by 44 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 33 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Johnny Lewis
(Melbourne),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Chandler, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Emselle, Richie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 17 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Metherell, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Miller, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 14 | |||