1937 VFL Semi Final 2: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 September 1937 between Geelong and Melbourne in the second semi final of the 1937 VFL season.
Geelong "hosted" Melbourne at MCG.
Reg Hickey captained the hosts.
Allan La Fontaine captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Reg Hickey and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Geelong
R. Hickey (capt.), G. Abbott, T. Arklay, C. Coles, G. Dougherty, J. Evans, N. Glenister, J. Grant, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, F. Hawking, B. Hore, G. Mahon, J. Metherell, A. Muller, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, L. Slack, J. Wills
Melbourne
A. La Fontaine (capt.), R. Baggott, P. Beames, T. Buckley, R. Fischer, G. Jones, L. Jones, J. Kinnear, J. Lewis, W. Lock, H. Long, P. McNamara, J. Mueller, H. Murnane, G. Ogden, S. Penberthy, L. Reiffel, N. Smith, K. Truscott
Geelong (19.11.125) defeated Melbourne (16.17.113).
Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Metherell (8), G. Dougherty (4), L. Hardiman (2), T. Quinn (2), G. Abbott, J. Evans, N. Glenister
Melbourne: P. Beames (4), J. Mueller (4), R. Baggott (2), N. Smith (2), A. La Fontaine, J. Lewis, L. Reiffel, K. Truscott
As a result of this match, Geelong faced Collingwood in the grand final and Melbourne faced Collingwood in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1937 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 September 1937
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
47,730
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 5 | 13 | . | 9 | 19 | . | 11 | 19 | . | 11 | (125) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| Margin | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 8 | GEEL by 14 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 12 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Frank Hughes
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Reg Hickey
(Geelong),
Allan La Fontaine
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbott, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Arklay, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coles, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Dougherty, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Glenister, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Grant, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Hawking, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hore, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Mahon, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Metherell, Jack | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 28 | Muller, Angie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Slack, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wills, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baggott, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 33 | Buckley, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Fischer, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jones, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Kinnear, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | La Fontaine, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Lock, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | McNamara, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mueller, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 7 | Murnane, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Penberthy, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Reiffel, Lou | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Smith, Norm | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Truscott, Keith | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 17 | |||