1937 VFL Season Round 11: Footscray v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 3 July 1937 between Footscray and Geelong during round eleven of the 1937 season of the Victorian Football League. 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 (11.8.74) were defeated by Geelong (13.15.93).

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

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. by Geelong
Score: 11.8.74 - 13.15.93

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

Footscray

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

Geelong

Captain: unknown
Coach: Reg Hickey

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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

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