1937 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1937 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in seventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1937 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
7th (W-D-L: 7-0-11, P%: 93.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartling, Charlie | #33 | 2 | 0 | R12-13 |
| Bunton, Haydn | #7 | 16 | 37 | R01-02, R04-15, R17-18 |
| Bunworth, Bill | #3 | 13 | 3 | R04-06, R09-18 |
| Butherway, Tom | 1 | 0 | R15 | |
| Callick, Alf | #31 | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
| Calverley, Bruce | #20 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Carroll, Vic | #16 | 12 | 2 | R07-18 |
| Clark, Eric | #26 | 16 | 0 | R02-16, R18 |
| Dawson, Horrie | #30 | 17 | 0 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Edwards, Arthur | 2 | 0 | R15-16 | |
| Fitzsimmons, Bob | #11 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Gillespie-Jones, Audley | #34 | 5 | 5 | R05-09 |
| Gray, Wally | #22 | 14 | 3 | R01-03, R05-06, R09-12, R14-18 |
| Hall, Arthur | #25 | 18 | 4 | R01-18 |
| Hearn, Maurie | #28 | 8 | 9 | R01-08 |
| Hughson, Les | #5, #32 | 17 | 12 | R01-05, R07-18 |
| Hughson, Mick | #32 | 6 | 0 | R05, R13-17 |
| Laskey, Tommy | #1 | 4 | 2 | R03-04, R07, R15 |
| Lowenthal, Bill | #8 | 13 | 1 | R06-18 |
| Maynes, Leo | #15 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| McConchie, Jock | #19 | 7 | 13 | R01-02, R04, R08-11 |
| McInnes, Russell | #9 | 3 | 0 | R06-08 |
| McKenzie, Jock | #13 | 18 | 17 | R01-18 |
| McLellan, Bob | #17 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Morgan, Laurie | #2 | 14 | 5 | R01-03, R05-08, R10-16 |
| Mutimer, Wally | #23 | 14 | 8 | R04-12, R14-18 |
| Nicholls, Doug | #35 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Nilan, Allen | #34 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Noble, Dick | #17 | 4 | 0 | R11-14 |
| O'Leary, Charlie | #8 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| O'Meara, Joe | #6 | 1 | 1 | R03 |
| Re, Tom | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Ryan, Denis | #4 | 17 | 10 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Sharp, Mickey | #27 | 17 | 20 | R01-14, R16-18 |
| Smallhorn, Wilfred | #21 | 17 | 2 | R01-05, R07-18 |
| Smith, Len | 4 | 13 | R15-18 | |
| Stott, Len | #12 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Treweek, Bernie | #10 | 17 | 0 | R01-14, R16-18 |
| Trigg, Reg | 2 | 4 | R16-17 | |
| Warne, Bill | 1 | 1 | R16 | |
| Watt, Les | #29 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| White, Allan | #24 | 8 | 11 | R01-06, R13-14 |
| Williams, Tommy | #14 | 16 | 9 | R01-13, R16-18 |
| Young, Charlie | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rattray, Gordon | 18 | 7 | -0- | 11 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/04/1937 | Round 1 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 7 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 01/05/1937 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 2 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 08/05/1937 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 36 | Gordon Rattray | unknown |
| 15/05/1937 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 28 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 22/05/1937 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 22 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 29/05/1937 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 9 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 05/06/1937 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 45 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 14/06/1937 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 37 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 19/06/1937 | Round 9 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 21 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 26/06/1937 | Round 10 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 39 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 03/07/1937 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 22 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 10/07/1937 | Round 12 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 38 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 17/07/1937 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 21 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 24/07/1937 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 22 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 31/07/1937 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 24 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 07/08/1937 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 22 | Gordon Rattray | unknown |
| 21/08/1937 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 49 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |
| 28/08/1937 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 28 | Gordon Rattray | Haydn Bunton |