1937 VFL Round 13: Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 1937 between Melbourne and Essendon during round 13 of the 1937 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Essendon at MCG.
Keith Forbes captained the visitors with Len Webster as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
Melbourne
R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, B. Chandler, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, E. Glass, G. Jones, L. Jones, W. Lock, H. Long, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, G. Ogden, S. Penberthy, B. Reilly, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott
Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), L. Webster (vice-capt.), J. Cassin, D. Eason, B. Hall, F. Kelly, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, A. Maltby, L. Maynes, G. Pattinson, L. Powell, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, T. Rippon, A. Roberts, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Melbourne (11.13.79) defeated Essendon (8.15.63).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: N. Smith (4), P. Beames (3), M. Gibb (2), R. Barassi, E. Glass
Essendon: K. Forbes (3), T. Reynolds (3), T. Lahiff, D. Reynolds
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Essendon remained 9th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 17 July 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
11,449
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Essendon | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 15 | 8 | . | 15 | (63) |
| Margin | MELB by 11 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 27 | MELB by 16 | MELB by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Keith Forbes
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Len Webster
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Chandler, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reilly, Beres | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Hall, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 15 | |||