1937 VFL Round 17: Essendon v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1937 between Essendon and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1937 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Fitzroy at Windy Hill.
In the absence of Keith Forbes, vice-captain Len Webster captained the hosts.
Haydn Bunton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jack Baggott and the visitors were coached by Gordon Rattray.
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), G. Bell, T. Bryce, J. Cassin, T. Freyer, B. Hall, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, A. Maltby, L. Maynes, N. McDermott, E. Plummer, L. Powell, D. Reynolds, A. Roberts, H. Torney, R. Watts, D. Welch, S. Wilson
Fitzroy
H. Bunton (capt.), B. Bunworth, V. Carroll, H. Dawson, W. Gray, A. Hall, L. Hughson, M. Hughson, B. Lowenthal, J. McKenzie, W. Mutimer, D. Ryan, M. Sharp, W. Smallhorn, L. Smith, B. Treweek, R. Trigg, T. Williams, C. Young
Essendon (17.17.119) defeated Fitzroy (10.10.70).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Freyer (6), T. Lahiff (2), A. Maltby (2), D. Reynolds (2), R. Watts (2), T. Bryce, L. Webster, D. Welch
Fitzroy: L. Smith (3), H. Bunton (2), V. Carroll, J. McKenzie, M. Sharp, R. Trigg, T. Williams
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 10th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Essendon
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
7,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 10 | (70) |
| Margin | ESSE by 21 | ESSE by 22 | ESSE by 29 | ESSE by 49 | ESSE by 49 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Baggott
(Essendon),
Gordon Rattray
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Len Webster
(Essendon),
Haydn Bunton
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Glasson
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 31 | Hall, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McDermott, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Roberts, Archie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Welch, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 17 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Bunworth, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Carroll, Vic | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Gray, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hall, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hughson, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hughson, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Lowenthal, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McKenzie, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Mutimer, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ryan, Denis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Sharp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Smith, Len | ? | ? | 3 | ? | |
| 10 | Treweek, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Trigg, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? | |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Young, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 10 | |||