1937 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1937 between Melbourne and Footscray during round 17 of the 1937 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Footscray at MCG.
Allan La Fontaine captained the hosts.
Alby Morrison captained the visitors with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Joe Kelly.
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, J. Ball, P. Beames, T. Buckley, B. Chandler, J. Foster, E. Glass, L. Jones, J. Lewis, W. Lock, H. Long, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, G. Ogden, S. Penberthy, L. Reiffel, N. Smith, K. Truscott
Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), N. Alsop, G. Bennett, D. Dilks, R. Evans, W. Glenister, J. Greenham, B. Le Sueur, C. McCrae, D. Menzies, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, R. Porter, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, P. Standfield, B. Stephens
Melbourne (15.15.105) defeated Footscray (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: L. Reiffel (4), R. Baggott (3), P. Beames (3), W. Lock (3), N. Smith (2)
Footscray: Joe Ryan (3), B. O'Brien (2), A. Olliver (2), W. Glenister, Jack Ryan, N. Ware
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder and Footscray remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 21 August 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
9,553
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 6 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 13 | 15 | . | 15 | 15 | . | 15 | (105) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 0 | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | MELB by 33 | MELB by 55 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 31 | MELB by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne),
Joe Kelly
(Footscray)
Captains:
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne),
Alby Morrison
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Norm Ware
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Murphy
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Ball, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Chandler, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Foster, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Glass, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 15 | 15 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Alsop, Noel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dilks, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Glenister, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Greenham, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Le Sueur, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Menzies, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Standfield, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Stephens, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 14 | |||