1937 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results of Footscray for the 1937 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1937 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 4-0-14, P%: 81.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captains:
Sid Dockendorff, Alby Morrison
Vice-Captain:
Norm Ware
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alsop, Noel | #22 | 6 | 4 | R09-11, R16-18 |
| Bennett, George | #5 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Bridgfoot, Jack | 5 | 0 | R07-11 | |
| Cooper, Cyril | #7 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Dilks, Don | #11 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Dockendorff, Sid | #27 | 4 | 1 | R01-02, R05-06 |
| Eason, Dick | #7 | 4 | 4 | R01-03, R07 |
| Edmonds, Horrie | #26 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Evans, Roy | #9 | 16 | 3 | R01-05, R08-18 |
| Ferguson, Artie | #16 | 8 | 1 | R01-07, R10 |
| Finn, Frank | #19 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Flanigan, Bob | #25 | 13 | 0 | R02-14 |
| Flynne, Rowley | #33 | 9 | 0 | R05-06, R08, R10-14, R16 |
| Glenister, Wally | #31 | 2 | 3 | R17-18 |
| Greenham, Jim | #20 | 12 | 1 | R01-09, R15-17 |
| Hallahan, Jim | #13 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| Halloran, Frank | #27 | 4 | 0 | R06-09 |
| Hickey, Harry | #15 | 2 | 1 | R14-15 |
| Le Sueur, Bennie | #34 | 10 | 1 | R09-18 |
| Livingstone, Stan | #7 | 5 | 0 | R11-15 |
| Luke, Charlie | #28 | 4 | 2 | R10-13 |
| McCrae, Cliff | #14 | 14 | 8 | R01, R05-15, R17-18 |
| McLaughlin, Hugh | #18 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| McLure, Lindsay | #16 | 3 | 2 | R12-14 |
| Menzies, Doug | #35 | 7 | 1 | R12-18 |
| Mitchell, Col | #15 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R06 |
| Morrison, Alby | #2 | 17 | 23 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| O'Brien, Bernie | #8 | 17 | 31 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Olliver, Arthur | #3 | 17 | 39 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Palmer, Ambrose | #24 | 15 | 3 | R02, R04-16, R18 |
| Paternoster, Ron | #27 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Penberthy, Stan | #27 | 5 | 4 | R03-07 |
| Porter, Roy | #23 | 15 | 20 | R03-09, R11-18 |
| Ryan, Jack | #10 | 13 | 3 | R01-09, R15-18 |
| Ryan, Joe | #21 | 5 | 9 | R08-09, R16-18 |
| Ryan, Leo | #17 | 17 | 1 | R01-05, R07-18 |
| Sainsbury, Rob | #28 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Shields, Clarrie | #10 | 1 | 1 | R02 |
| Smith, Tommy | #19 | 2 | 0 | R15-16 |
| Spargo, Bob | #29 | 5 | 0 | R07-11 |
| Standfield, Paul | #6 | 11 | 3 | R01-04, R08, R12-17 |
| Stephens, Billy | #36 | 3 | 4 | R16-18 |
| Thoms, Jim | #31 | 13 | 14 | R03-07, R09-16 |
| Ware, Norm | #4 | 16 | 6 | R01-11, R13-15, R17-18 |
| White, Clarrie | #34 | 4 | 1 | R01-04 |
| Wilson, Don | #13 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| Zimmerman, Jack | #30 | 4 | 2 | R03-05, R10 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry, Syd | 4 | 1 | -0- | 3 | R01-04 |
| Kelly, Joe | 14 | 3 | -0- | 11 | R05-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/04/1937 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 4 | Syd Coventry | Sid Dockendorff |
| 01/05/1937 | Round 2 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 34 | Syd Coventry | Sid Dockendorff |
| 08/05/1937 | Round 3 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 5 | Syd Coventry | Norm Ware |
| 15/05/1937 | Round 4 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 33 | Syd Coventry | Norm Ware |
| 22/05/1937 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 43 | Joe Kelly | Sid Dockendorff |
| 29/05/1937 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 22 | Joe Kelly | Sid Dockendorff |
| 05/06/1937 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 62 | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware |
| 14/06/1937 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 37 | Joe Kelly | Alby Morrison |
| 19/06/1937 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 51 | Joe Kelly | Alby Morrison |
| 26/06/1937 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 7 | Joe Kelly | Alby Morrison |
| 03/07/1937 | Round 11 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 19 | Joe Kelly | Alby Morrison |
| 10/07/1937 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 10 | Joe Kelly | Alby Morrison |
| 17/07/1937 | Round 13 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 3 | Joe Kelly | Alby Morrison |
| 24/07/1937 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 19 | Joe Kelly | Alby Morrison |
| 31/07/1937 | Round 15 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 52 | Joe Kelly | Alby Morrison |
| 07/08/1937 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 27 | Joe Kelly | George Bennett |
| 21/08/1937 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 31 | Joe Kelly | Alby Morrison |
| 28/08/1937 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 22 | Joe Kelly | Alby Morrison |
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.