1937 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1937 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1937 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.