1937 VFL Round 18: North Melbourne v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1937 between North Melbourne and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1937 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Melbourne at Arden Street Oval.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
North Melbourne
S. Anderson, W. Carter, J. Cordner, T. Ellis, H. Green, B. Gregory, C. Hough, L. Johnson, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, R. Lyons, R. McLeod, C. Mitchell, E. Morcom, S. Murray, R. Sitch, J. Smith, F. Stubbs, B. Whittam
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, P. Beames, T. Buckley, B. Chandler, R. Fischer, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Lewis, W. Lock, H. Long, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, G. Ogden, S. Penberthy, L. Reiffel, N. Smith, K. Truscott
North Melbourne (13.13.91) were defeated by Melbourne (19.16.130).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: C. Mitchell (3), S. Murray (3), J. Cordner (2), H. Green (2), L. Johnson, R. McLeod, B. Whittam
Melbourne: R. Baggott (3), P. Beames (3), L. Jones (3), W. Lock (3), H. Murnane (3), N. Smith (2), R. Fischer, J. Lewis
As a result of this match, North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
4,500
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Melbourne
Score:
13.13.91 - 19.16.130
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 12 | 19 | . | 16 | 19 | . | 16 | (130) |
| Margin | NMLB by 13 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 8 | MELB by 39 | MELB by 39 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(North Melbourne),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Glasson
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Anderson, Stewart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Cordner, Jock | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Green, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? | |
| Gregory, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| Hough, Cliff | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 20 | Johnson, Lloyd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 24 | Lyons, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McLeod, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Mitchell, Col | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Morcom, Eddie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Stubbs, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Whittam, Ben | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Chandler, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 16 | |||