1937 VFL Round 11: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1937 between Footscray and Geelong during round 11 of the 1937 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
In the absence of Sid Dockendorff, Alby Morrison captained the hosts with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), N. Alsop, G. Bennett, J. Bridgfoot, R. Evans, B. Flanigan, R. Flynne, B. Le Sueur, S. Livingstone, C. Luke, C. McCrae, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, R. Porter, L. Ryan, B. Spargo, J. Thoms
Geelong
T. Arklay, C. Coles, G. Dougherty, J. Evans, A. Everett, N. Glenister, J. Grant, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, C. Helmer, B. Hore, S. Howard, G. Mahon, J. Metherell, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack
Footscray (11.8.74) were defeated by Geelong (13.15.93).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Olliver (4), A. Morrison (2), J. Thoms (2), C. Luke, C. McCrae, B. O'Brien
Geelong: N. Glenister (3), L. Hardiman (3), J. Metherell (3), G. Dougherty (2), J. Evans (2)
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 3 July 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
5,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Margin | GEEL by 2 | FOOT by 15 | GEEL by 5 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
Alby Morrison
(Footscray),
unknown
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Morgan
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Alsop, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Bridgfoot, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 9 | Evans, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Flynne, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Le Sueur, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Livingstone, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Luke, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby (ac) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 8 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Howard, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Metherell, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 15 | |||