1937 VFL Round 14: Geelong v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 24 July 1937 between Geelong and Essendon during round 14 of the 1937 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Essendon at Corio Oval.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Keith Forbes captained the visitors with Len Webster as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, C. Coles, G. Dougherty, J. Evans, A. Everett, A. Foley, J. Grant, L. Hardiman, F. Hawking, C. Helmer, G. Mahon, J. Metherell, S. Mullane, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, J. Wills
Essendon
K. Forbes (capt.), L. Webster (vice-capt.), N. Baker, T. Bryce, B. Hall, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, A. Maltby, L. Maynes, G. Pattinson, E. Plummer, L. Powell, D. Reynolds, T. Reynolds, T. Rippon, A. Roberts, H. Torney, R. Watts, S. Wilson
Geelong (13.22.100) defeated Essendon (9.12.66).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Metherell (4), L. Hardiman (3), C. Coles (2), T. Quinn (2), G. Dougherty, J. Evans
Essendon: T. Lahiff (2), T. Reynolds (2), H. Torney (2), T. Bryce, D. Reynolds, R. Watts
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Geelong
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 24 July 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 17 | 13 | . | 22 | 13 | . | 22 | (100) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | GEEL by 31 | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 48 | GEEL by 34 | GEEL by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Keith Forbes
(Essendon)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Len Webster
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Nicholson
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Everett, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Foley, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Helmer, Clyde | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Metherell, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 35 | Mullane, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wills, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 22 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Hall, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Pattinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Rippon, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 12 | |||