1937 VFL Semi Final 1: Collingwood v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 4 September 1937 between Collingwood and Richmond in the first semi final of the 1937 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Richmond at MCG.
Harry Collier captained the hosts with Albert Collier as vice-captain.
Perce Bentley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.
Collingwood
H. Collier (capt.), A. Collier (vice-capt.), P. Bowyer, M. Boyall, J. Carmody, G. Coventry, V. Doherty, R. Dowling, D. Fothergill, F. Froude, J. Knight, P. Kyne, A. Pannam, J. Regan, J. Ross, H. Rumney, R. Todd, M. Whelan, B. Woods
Richmond
P. Bentley (capt.), G. Bates, M. Bolger, D. Chirgwin, J. Cotter, J. Crane, J. Dyer, G. Grant, D. Guinane, D. Harris, R. Henderson, I. Hull, R. Martin, K. O'Neill, R. Scriven, L. Sleeth, J. Symons, J. Titus, B. Wells
Collingwood (18.12.120) defeated Richmond (10.9.69).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (6), J. Knight (3), A. Pannam (3), V. Doherty (2), D. Fothergill (2), R. Todd (2)
Richmond: J. Titus (4), R. Henderson (2), P. Bentley, D. Harris, L. Sleeth, J. Symons
As a result of this match, Collingwood faced Melbourne in the preliminary final and Richmond were eliminated (finishing 4th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 4 September 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
41,663
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Richmond
Score:
18.12.120 - 10.9.69
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 18 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 12 | (120) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 9 | (69) |
| Margin | COLL by 13 | COLL by 18 | COLL by 24 | COLL by 51 | COLL by 51 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Captains:
Harry Collier
(Collingwood),
Perce Bentley
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Albert Collier
(Collingwood),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Boyall, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Carmody, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collier, Albert (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Collier, Harry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 9 | Doherty, Vin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Dowling, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Fothergill, Des | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Knight, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Kyne, Phonse | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Pannam, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Todd, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Whelan, Marcus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woods, Bervin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 12 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bates, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Chirgwin, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Cotter, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Crane, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Grant, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Guinane, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Harris, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Henderson, Reg | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hull, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Martin, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Scriven, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Sleeth, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Symons, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Wells, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 9 | |||