1937 VFL Round 16: Hawthorn v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 14 August 1937 between Hawthorn and Geelong during round 16 of the 1937 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Geelong at Glenferrie Oval. Ted Pool captained the hosts. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ivan McAlpine and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

Hawthorn
Back: H. Albiston, L. Murphy, B. Pavey
Half-back: F. Samblebe, G. Dower, G. Waters
Centre: B. Williams, S. Spinks, N. Allison
Half-forward: C. Pierce, B. Deague, J. Barker
Forward: A. Hurley, A. Neeson, N. Hillard
Follower: T. Byrne, L. Walsh, T. Pool (capt.)
Sub.: A. Albiston

Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, C. Coles, L. Dean, G. Dougherty, J. Evans, A. Everett, A. Foley, J. Grant, C. Helmer, B. Hore, S. Howard, G. Mahon, J. Metherell, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, J. Wills

Hawthorn (13.13.91) were defeated by Geelong (17.12.114).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: N. Hillard (4), A. Neeson (4), T. Pool (2), N. Allison, T. Byrne, A. Hurley
Geelong: G. Dougherty (5), J. Metherell (4), C. Coles (3), T. Quinn (3), J. Evans, A. Foley

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 8th on the ladder and Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Hawthorn v Geelong
Date: Saturday 14 August 1937
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Geelong
Score: 13.13.91 - 17.12.114

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 5 5 . 7 9 . 11 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Geelong 4 . 2 8 . 6 12 . 9 17 . 12 17 . 12 (114)
Margin GEEL by 3 GEEL by 17 GEEL by 16 GEEL by 23 GEEL by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ivan McAlpine (Hawthorn), Reg Hickey (Geelong)
Captains: Ted Pool (Hawthorn), Reg Hickey (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: E. Hawkins

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Albiston, Alec SUB ? 0 ?
35 Albiston, Harold BPL ? 0 ?
9 Allison, Neil WR ? 1 ?
6 Barker, Jack HFFR ? 0 ?
2 Byrne, Tom RU ? 1 ?
17 Deague, Bill CHF ? 0 ?
25 Dower, George CHB ? 0 ?
14 Hillard, Norm FPR ? 4 ?
22 Hurley, Alf FPL ? 1 ?
16 Murphy, Leo FB ? 0 ?
11 Neeson, Alf FF ? 4 ?
20 Pavey, Bill BPR ? 0 ?
Pierce, Charlie HFFL ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted (c) RO ? 2 ?
24 Samblebe, Frank HBFL ? 0 ?
8 Spinks, Stan C ? 0 ?
33 Walsh, Len RU ? 0 ?
28 Waters, Gordon HBFR ? 0 ?
31 Williams, Bob WL ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 13 13

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 3 ?
1 Dean, Leo ? ? 0 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 5 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 1 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
24 Foley, Ashley ? ? 1 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
29 Helmer, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Hore, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
3 Howard, Stan ? ? 0 ?
15 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 4 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 3 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
26 Wills, Jim ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 17 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: Ivan McAlpine
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






2 T. Byrne 5 A. Albiston
14 N. Hillard 11 A. Neeson 22 A. Hurley 33 L. Walsh

FORWARD 19 T. Pool (c)

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6 J. Barker 17 B. Deague C. Pierce



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9 N. Allison 8 S. Spinks 31 B. Williams FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
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28 G. Waters 25 G. Dower 24 F. Samblebe



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20 B. Pavey 16 L. Murphy 35 H. Albiston



BACK



Geelong Coach: Reg Hickey