1937 VFL Round 16: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1937 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1937 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Harry Collier captained the hosts with Albert Collier as vice-captain.
Johnny Lewis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), P. Bowyer, M. Boyall, G. Coventry, V. Doherty, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, F. Froude, H. Jones, J. Knight, P. Kyne, L. Morgan, L. Murphy, A. Pannam, J. Ross, A. Ryan, R. Todd, B. Woods
Melbourne
J. Lewis (capt.), R. Baggott, R. Barassi, P. Beames, T. Buckley, B. Chandler, J. Foster, E. Glass, L. Jones, W. Lock, H. Long, P. McNamara, H. Murnane, G. Ogden, S. Penberthy, L. Reiffel, F. Roberts, N. Smith, K. Truscott
Collingwood (21.16.142) were defeated by Melbourne (22.21.153).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: A. Pannam (5), G. Coventry (4), A. Collier (3), V. Doherty (2), J. Knight (2), P. Kyne (2), P. Bowyer, D. Fothergill, R. Todd
Melbourne: L. Reiffel (8), N. Smith (5), R. Baggott (3), E. Glass (3), P. Beames (2), L. Jones
As a result of this match, Collingwood were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Melbourne were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 14 August 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
21,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
21.16.142 - 22.21.153
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 8 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 8 | 19 | . | 14 | 21 | . | 16 | 21 | . | 16 | (142) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 15 | 22 | . | 21 | 22 | . | 21 | (153) |
| Margin | COLL by 22 | COLL by 19 | COLL by 35 | MELB by 11 | MELB by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Harry Collier
(Collingwood),
Johnny Lewis
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Albert Collier
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Boyall, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collier, Albert (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Dowling, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jones, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Morgan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Ryan, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 21 | 16 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 31 | Barassi, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Chandler, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 19 | Roberts, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 22 | 21 | |||