1937 VFL Round 14: Carlton v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1937 between Carlton and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1937 VFL season.
Carlton hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Jim Francis captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Percy Rowe and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), F. Anderson, H. Bullen, N. Cashin, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, P. Farrelly, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, E. Huxtable, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Park, K. Shea, A. Shields, H. Vallence, J. Wrout
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), F. Backway, R. Baggott, P. Beames, T. Buckley, B. Chandler, R. Fischer, M. Gibb, G. Jones, L. Jones, W. Lock, H. Long, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, G. Ogden, S. Penberthy, B. Reilly, F. Roberts, N. Smith
Carlton (16.24.120) defeated Melbourne (16.8.104).
Goalkickers
Carlton: P. Farrelly (4), J. Wrout (4), K. Shea (3), H. Bullen (2), R. Cooper (2), J. Hale
Melbourne: P. Beames (4), M. Gibb (3), N. Smith (3), R. Baggott, R. Fischer, L. Jones, W. Lock, J. Mueller, F. Roberts
As a result of this match, Carlton remained 6th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Carlton
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 24 July 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
16,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 16 | 16 | . | 24 | 16 | . | 24 | (120) |
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 7 | 16 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 8 | (104) |
| Margin | level | CARL by 5 | CARL by 27 | CARL by 16 | CARL by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Percy Rowe
(Carlton),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Jim Francis
(Carlton),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bullen, Horrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Cashin, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Farrelly, Pat | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Shea, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Shields, Arch | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Vallence, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 24 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Backway, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Chandler, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Gibb, Maurie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Reilly, Beres | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 8 | |||