1937 VFL Round 12: Geelong v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 10 July 1937 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 12 of the 1937 VFL season. Geelong hosted Collingwood at Corio Oval. Reg Hickey captained the hosts. Harry Collier captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

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, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, J. Wills

Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), P. Bowyer, M. Boyall, G. Coventry, V. Doherty, D. Fothergill, P. Fricker, F. Froude, H. Jones, J. Knight, L. Morgan, J. Murphy, L. Murphy, A. Pannam, J. Regan, J. Ross, H. Rumney, R. Todd, B. Woods

Geelong (13.16.94) defeated Collingwood (10.11.71).

Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Metherell (6), C. Coles (2), C. Helmer (2), G. Dougherty, N. Glenister, L. Hardiman
Collingwood: R. Todd (4), L. Murphy (3), H. Collier, V. Doherty, D. Fothergill

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Geelong v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 10 July 1937
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Collingwood
Score: 13.16.94 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 4 . 1 7 . 5 10 . 9 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
Collingwood 3 . 4 4 . 7 8 . 9 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin GEEL by 3 GEEL by 16 GEEL by 12 GEEL by 23 GEEL by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Reg Hickey (Geelong), Harry Collier (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Batt

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 2 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 1 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 1 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 1 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 2 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Hore, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 6 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Slack, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
26 Wills, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 16

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Bowyer, Percy ? ? 0 ?
4 Boyall, Marcus ? ? 0 ?
1 Collier, Harry (c) ? ? 1 ?
8 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
9 Doherty, Vin ? ? 1 ?
11 Fothergill, Des ? ? 1 ?
12 Fricker, Pat ? ? 0 ?
13 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
14 Jones, Harry ? ? 0 ?
12 Knight, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Morgan, Leo ? ? 0 ?
18 Murphy, Jack ? ? 0 ?
19 Murphy, Len ? ? 3 ?
16 Pannam, Alby ? ? 0 ?
22 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Ross, Jack ? ? 0 ?
30 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
27 Todd, Ron ? ? 4 ?
29 Woods, Bervin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 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