1937 VFL Season: South Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for South Melbourne for the 1937 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Lakeside Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in ninth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1937 VFL Season
Team:
South Melbourne
Club:
Sydney
Home Ground:
Lakeside Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
9th (W-D-L: 6-1-11, P%: 89.9)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Tommy | #28 | 17 | 6 | R01-03, R05-18 |
| Austin, Jack | #3 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Brain, Terry | #5 | 12 | 14 | R06-15, R17-18 |
| Bryce, George | #21 | 12 | 2 | R01-02, R05-07, R12-18 |
| Cleary, Jim | #20 | 17 | 0 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Coyle, Reg | 4 | 0 | R12-15 | |
| Dineen, Syd | #34 | 4 | 7 | R14-17 |
| Evans, Owen | #24 | 7 | 14 | R02-04, R08, R11-13 |
| Faul, Bill | #14 | 17 | 1 | R01-07, R09-18 |
| Fletcher, Norm | #30 | 4 | 0 | R04-06, R16 |
| Gillett, Ray | #31 | 5 | 0 | R10, R14-17 |
| Graham, Jack | #22 | 17 | 4 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Hacker, Jack | #29 | 6 | 0 | R05, R14-18 |
| Harris, Wilbur | #33 | 16 | 12 | R01-15, R18 |
| Hedge, Alf | #4 | 5 | 0 | R05, R07, R10-11, R16 |
| Hillis, Ron | #26 | 14 | 3 | R02-14, R16 |
| Ilott, Percy | #7 | 7 | 3 | R07-09, R14-16, R18 |
| Johnson, Maurie | #32 | 11 | 13 | R01-02, R04-07, R09-11, R17-18 |
| Kendrick, Frank | #11 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Leask, Laurie | #8 | 5 | 4 | R01, R05-06, R16, R18 |
| Maher, Jimmy | #6 | 4 | 3 | R01-04 |
| Matthews, Herbie | #2 | 15 | 0 | R01-13, R17-18 |
| McInnes, Russell | #9 | 3 | 0 | R12, R17-18 |
| Mitchell, Alex | #18 | 14 | 7 | R02-05, R08-15, R17-18 |
| Moore, Roy | #12 | 9 | 35 | R06-07, R10-16 |
| Mullane, Stan | #35 | 5 | 0 | R01-05 |
| Nash, Laurie | #1 | 13 | 37 | R01-04, R07-13, R17-18 |
| Patterson, Sandy | #9 | 11 | 8 | R08-18 |
| Pettiona, Charlie | #19 | 6 | 0 | R03-05, R08-09, R16 |
| Pratt, Bob | #10 | 6 | 12 | R01, R04-08 |
| Ritchie, Rex | #23 | 8 | 0 | R01-04, R15-18 |
| Robertson, Austin | #16 | 12 | 5 | R01-04, R06-13 |
| Smith, Keith | #15 | 12 | 0 | R01, R03, R06-11, R13-15, R17 |
| Taylor, Laurie | #11 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Thomas, Len | #9 | 18 | 18 | R01-18 |
| Welch, Alan | #27 | 5 | 3 | R01-03, R11, R16 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazaly, Roy | 18 | 6 | -1- | 11 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/04/1937 | Round 1 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 70 | Roy Cazaly | Laurie Nash |
| 01/05/1937 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 55 | Roy Cazaly | Laurie Nash |
| 08/05/1937 | Round 3 | Richmond | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Roy Cazaly | Laurie Nash |
| 15/05/1937 | Round 4 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 39 | Roy Cazaly | Laurie Nash |
| 22/05/1937 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 22 | Roy Cazaly | unknown |
| 29/05/1937 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 3 | Roy Cazaly | unknown |
| 05/06/1937 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 32 | Roy Cazaly | Laurie Nash |
| 14/06/1937 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 44 | Roy Cazaly | Laurie Nash |
| 19/06/1937 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | SMLB by 51 | Roy Cazaly | Laurie Nash |
| 26/06/1937 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 42 | Roy Cazaly | Laurie Nash |
| 03/07/1937 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 6 | Roy Cazaly | Laurie Nash |
| 10/07/1937 | Round 12 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 31 | Roy Cazaly | Laurie Nash |
| 17/07/1937 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 23 | Roy Cazaly | Laurie Nash |
| 24/07/1937 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 30 | Roy Cazaly | unknown |
| 31/07/1937 | Round 15 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 19 | Roy Cazaly | unknown |
| 07/08/1937 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 22 | Roy Cazaly | unknown |
| 21/08/1937 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 27 | Roy Cazaly | Laurie Nash |
| 28/08/1937 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | SMLB by 3 | Roy Cazaly | Laurie Nash |