1937 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1937 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eleventh place.
Team Details
Competition:
1937 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
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 |