1937 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1937 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1937 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 5-0-13, P%: 90.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captains:
Jack Baggott, Keith Forbes
Vice-Captain:
Len Webster
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Bruce | #16 | 6 | 0 | R01-05, R10 |
| Baggott, Jack | #10 | 4 | 0 | R01, R06-08 |
| Baker, Norm | #7 | 3 | 0 | R09, R14, R16 |
| Bell, George | #12 | 7 | 0 | R01-03, R15-18 |
| Bryce, Ted | #31 | 5 | 2 | R14-18 |
| Cahill, Bill | #22 | 3 | 0 | R10-12 |
| Cassin, Jack | #19 | 14 | 22 | R01-05, R08-13, R16-18 |
| Coates, Wally | #27 | 5 | 2 | R06-09, R18 |
| Coward, George | #34 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Eason, Dick | #7 | 2 | 0 | R13, R18 |
| Exelby, Murray | #4 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Forbes, Keith | #1 | 15 | 44 | R01-15 |
| Freyer, Ted | #26 | 11 | 34 | R01-05, R10-12, R16-18 |
| Hall, Billy | #31 | 7 | 0 | R11, R13-18 |
| Howard, Don | #10 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Hubbert, Jack | #13 | 2 | 1 | R07-08 |
| Kelly, Frank | #23 | 14 | 3 | R01-11, R13, R15-16 |
| Lahiff, Tommy | #6 | 16 | 20 | R01-10, R13-18 |
| Lowenthal, Bill | #8 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Luff, Bill | #11 | 18 | 2 | R01-18 |
| Maltby, Arnold | #5 | 18 | 8 | R01-18 |
| Maynes, Leo | #15 | 8 | 5 | R09, R12-18 |
| McDermott, Norm | #2 | 12 | 1 | R02-12, R17 |
| McFarlane, Mick | #12 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| McGorlick, George | #7 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Munro, Doug | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| Pattinson, George | #24 | 11 | 4 | R01-07, R09, R13-15 |
| Plummer, Elton | #8 | 15 | 0 | R01-12, R14, R16-17 |
| Powell, Les | #15 | 15 | 0 | R03-08, R10-18 |
| Reynolds, Dick | #3 | 15 | 22 | R01-02, R05-15, R17-18 |
| Reynolds, Tom | #29 | 5 | 11 | R06-07, R13-15 |
| Rippon, Ted | #21 | 13 | 0 | R01-05, R08-15 |
| Roberts, Archie | #18 | 12 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R07-09, R13-17 |
| Slater, Syd | #9 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Torney, Hugh | #20 | 15 | 5 | R01-06, R09-15, R17-18 |
| Wallace, Len | #17 | 12 | 1 | R01-02, R04-12, R16 |
| Watts, Ray | #34 | 7 | 13 | R11-14, R16-18 |
| Webster, Len | #32 | 18 | 9 | R01-18 |
| Welch, Dick | #15 | 10 | 4 | R04-08, R10, R15-18 |
| Wilson, Stan | #14 | 14 | 0 | R01, R06-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baggott, Jack | 18 | 5 | -0- | 13 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/04/1937 | Round 1 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 4 | Jack Baggott | Jack Baggott |
| 01/05/1937 | Round 2 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 85 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 08/05/1937 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 17 | Jack Baggott | Keith Forbes |
| 15/05/1937 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 28 | Jack Baggott | Keith Forbes |
| 22/05/1937 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 52 | Jack Baggott | Keith Forbes |
| 29/05/1937 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 9 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 05/06/1937 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 32 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 12/06/1937 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 39 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 19/06/1937 | Round 9 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 17 | Jack Baggott | Keith Forbes |
| 26/06/1937 | Round 10 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 12 | Jack Baggott | Keith Forbes |
| 03/07/1937 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 11 | Jack Baggott | Keith Forbes |
| 10/07/1937 | Round 12 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 10 | Jack Baggott | Keith Forbes |
| 17/07/1937 | Round 13 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 16 | Jack Baggott | Keith Forbes |
| 24/07/1937 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 34 | Jack Baggott | Keith Forbes |
| 31/07/1937 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 13 | Jack Baggott | Keith Forbes |
| 07/08/1937 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 2 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 21/08/1937 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 49 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |
| 28/08/1937 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 3 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster |