1937 VFL Round 15: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 31 July 1937 between Footscray and Collingwood during round 15 of the 1937 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval.
Alby Morrison captained the hosts with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
Harry Collier captained the visitors with Albert Collier as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, R. Evans, J. Greenham, H. Hickey, B. Le Sueur, S. Livingstone, C. McCrae, D. Menzies, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, R. Porter, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, T. Smith, P. Standfield, J. Thoms
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), P. Bowyer, M. Boyall, G. Carter, G. Coventry, V. Doherty, D. Fothergill, F. Froude, H. Jones, J. Knight, P. Kyne, L. Morgan, A. Pannam, J. Regan, J. Ross, R. Todd, M. Whelan, B. Woods
Footscray (10.14.74) were defeated by Collingwood (19.12.126).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. O'Brien (3), A. Olliver (3), R. Evans, R. Porter, J. Thoms, N. Ware
Collingwood: D. Fothergill (5), V. Doherty (3), A. Pannam (3), R. Todd (3), G. Coventry (2), A. Collier, H. Collier, M. Whelan
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 11th on the ladder and Collingwood were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 31 July 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
10.14.74 - 19.12.126
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Collingwood | 10 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 12 | (126) |
| Margin | COLL by 63 | COLL by 59 | COLL by 74 | COLL by 52 | COLL by 52 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Alby Morrison
(Footscray),
Harry Collier
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Albert Collier
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. Rooney
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Le Sueur, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Livingstone, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Menzies, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Smith, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 14 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Boyall, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Carter, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collier, Albert (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 13 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jones, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Morgan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 12 | |||