1937 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 28 August 1937 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round 18 of the 1937 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Laurie Nash captained the hosts.
In the absence of Keith Forbes, vice-captain Len Webster captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Roy Cazaly and the visitors were coached by Jack Baggott.
South Melbourne
L. Nash (capt.), T. Allen, J. Austin, T. Brain, G. Bryce, J. Cleary, B. Faul, J. Graham, J. Hacker, W. Harris, P. Ilott, M. Johnson, L. Leask, H. Matthews, R. McInnes, A. Mitchell, S. Patterson, R. Ritchie, L. Thomas
Essendon
L. Webster (capt.), G. Bell, T. Bryce, J. Cassin, W. Coates, D. Eason, T. Freyer, B. Hall, T. Lahiff, B. Luff, A. Maltby, L. Maynes, D. Munro, L. Powell, D. Reynolds, H. Torney, R. Watts, D. Welch, S. Wilson
South Melbourne (10.16.76) defeated Essendon (11.7.73).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: L. Nash (2), S. Patterson (2), T. Allen, T. Brain, W. Harris, P. Ilott, M. Johnson, A. Mitchell
Essendon: J. Cassin (3), T. Freyer (2), T. Lahiff (2), R. Watts (2), D. Reynolds, H. Torney
As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Essendon remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 28 August 1937
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
6,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
10.16.76 - 11.7.73
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 11 | 6 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 16 | (76) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 2 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Margin | SMLB by 7 | SMLB by 10 | ESSE by 2 | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Roy Cazaly
(South Melbourne),
Jack Baggott
(Essendon)
Captains:
Laurie Nash
(South Melbourne),
Len Webster
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Allen, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Bryce, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cleary, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Faul, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Graham, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hacker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harris, Wilbur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ilott, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Johnson, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Leask, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Matthews, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McInnes, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mitchell, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Nash, Laurie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Patterson, Sandy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Ritchie, Rex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 16 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cassin, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Coates, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Eason, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 31 | Hall, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Lahiff, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Maltby, Arnold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Munro, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 15 | Powell, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Watts, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Welch, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 7 | |||