1937 VFL Season Round 18: Fitzroy v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1937 between Fitzroy and Geelong during round eighteen of the 1937 season of the Victorian Football League. Fitzroy hosted Geelong at Brunswick Street Oval. Haydn Bunton captained the hosts. Reg Hickey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gordon Rattray and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.

Fitzroy (12.9.81) were defeated by Geelong (16.13.109).

Match Details

Season: 1937 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Fitzroy v Geelong
Date: Saturday 28 August 1937
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. by Geelong
Score: 12.9.81 - 16.13.109

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 5 . 5 8 . 7 10 . 8 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Geelong 4 . 6 7 . 8 10 . 11 16 . 13 16 . 13 (109)
Margin FITZ by 5 FITZ by 5 GEEL by 3 GEEL by 28 GEEL by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Fitzroy

Captain: Haydn Bunton
Coach: Gordon Rattray

Geelong

Captain: Reg Hickey
Coach: Reg Hickey

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

F. Rooney

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Bunton, Haydn (c) ? ? 2 ?
3 Bunworth, Bill ? ? 0 ?
16 Carroll, Vic ? ? 0 ?
26 Clark, Eric ? ? 0 ?
30 Dawson, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
22 Gray, Wally ? ? 2 ?
25 Hall, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
5 Hughson, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Lowenthal, Bill ? ? 0 ?
13 McKenzie, Jock ? ? 5 ?
23 Mutimer, Wally ? ? 0 ?
34 Nilan, Allen ? ? 0 ?
4 Ryan, Denis ? ? 0 ?
27 Sharp, Mickey ? ? 1 ?
21 Smallhorn, Wilfred ? ? 0 ?
Smith, Len ? ? 2 ?
10 Treweek, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
14 Williams, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
Young, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 9

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Abbott, Gordon ? ? 2 ?
8 Arklay, Tom ? ? 0 ?
13 Coles, Clive ? ? 1 ?
6 Dougherty, George ? ? 6 ?
2 Dyer, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Everett, Allan ? ? 0 ?
23 Glenister, Norm ? ? 1 ?
14 Grant, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 1 ?
17 Hawking, Fred ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Hore, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
15 Mahon, Geoff ? ? 0 ?
22 Metherell, Jack ? ? 4 ?
28 Muller, Angie ? ? 0 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 0 ?
21 Sellwood, Joe ? ? 0 ?
26 Wills, Jim ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 16 13

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