1937 VFL Round 18: Footscray v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1937 between Footscray and Carlton during round 18 of the 1937 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval.
Alby Morrison captained the hosts with Norm Ware as vice-captain.
Ansell Clarke captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Percy Rowe.
Footscray
A. Morrison (capt.), N. Ware (vice-capt.), N. Alsop, G. Bennett, C. Cooper, D. Dilks, R. Evans, W. Glenister, B. Le Sueur, C. McCrae, D. Menzies, B. O'Brien, A. Olliver, A. Palmer, R. Porter, Jack Ryan, Joe Ryan, L. Ryan, B. Stephens
Carlton
A. Clarke (capt.), F. Anderson, M. Brown, J. Carney, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, P. Farrelly, J. Francis, F. Gilby, B. Green, E. Huxtable, D. McIntyre, R. McLean, J. Park, T. Pollock, K. Shea, A. Shields, H. Vallence, J. Wrout
Footscray (13.16.94) were defeated by Carlton (17.14.116).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Olliver (5), W. Glenister (2), J. Ryan (2), B. Stephens (2), N. Alsop, N. Ware
Carlton: H. Vallence (5), K. Shea (3), J. Wrout (3), A. Clarke (2), A. Shields (2), R. Cooper, B. Green
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 11th on the ladder and Carlton remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | 17 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 14 | (116) |
| Margin | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 4 | CARL by 22 | CARL by 22 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Percy Rowe
(Carlton)
Captains:
Alby Morrison
(Footscray),
Ansell Clarke
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Alsop, Noel | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Cooper, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dilks, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Evans, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Glenister, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Le Sueur, Bennie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCrae, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Menzies, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Morrison, Alby (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Olliver, Arthur | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Porter, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Stephens, Billy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 16 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Brown, Monty | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clarke, Ansell (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Farrelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gilby, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | McIntyre, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pollock, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Shea, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Shields, Arch | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Vallence, Harry | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 17 | 14 | |||