1937 VFL grand final

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1937 VFL Grand Final
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Collingwood
18.14 (122)12.18 (90)
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GEE3.3 (21)8.5 (53)12.8 (80)18.14 (122)
COLL6.3 (39)8.10 (58)11.14 (80)12.18 (90)
Date25 September 1937
Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance88,540
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The 1937 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 25 September 1937. It was the 39th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1937 VFL season. The match, attended by a then-record crowd of 88,540 spectators, was won by Geelong by a margin of 32 points, marking that club's third premiership victory and first since winning the 1931 VFL Grand Final.

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Due to the excellent display of skills, as well as the vigorous but fair play, and the closeness of the contest that was not decided until late in the last quarter, this Grand Final was regarded by many contemporaries as the greatest ever played. [1]

Background

Geelong took out the minor premiership by finishing with 15 wins from 18 games. A 12-point win over Melbourne saw Geelong advance to the grand final against reigning premiers Collingwood.

Teams

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Geelong
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Collingwood
Geelong
B: Bernie Hore Reg Hickey (c) Allan Everett
HB: Jack Grant Joe Sellwood Tom Arklay
C: Laurie Slack Fred Hawking Angie Muller
HF: Jim Wills Gordon Abbott Clive Coles
F: Jack Metherell Les Hardiman Jack Evans
Foll: Peter Hardiman George Dougherty Tommy Quinn (vc)
Res: Geoff Mahon
Coach: Reg Hickey
Collingwood
B: Harold Rumney Jack Regan Bervyn Woods
HB: Jack Ross Marcus Boyall Fred Froude
C: Jack Carmody Marcus Whelan Ron Dowling
HF: Des Fothergill Ron Todd Vin Doherty
F: Phonse Kyne Gordon Coventry Alby Pannam
Foll: Albert Collier Percy Bowyer Harry Collier (c)
Res: Len Murphy
Coach: Jock McHale

Match Summary

First Quarter

Collingwood captain Harry Collier won the toss and the Magpies kicked with a slight breeze. The Magpies raced to an early three-goal lead before Geelong cut the deficit to five points at the main break. Scores were level at three quarter time before a six-goal to one final term saw the Cats take the flag.

Critical Reviews

The game was universally praised by the football media. In his match report for The Argus , former Melbourne star and Brownlow medallist Ivor Warne-Smith was particularly effusive about the fair nature of the spectacle:

It was all clean, open football that was a delight to watch and by giving such an exhibition of manly, fair play Geelong and Collingwood have set an example of the way to play the game which should be followed by other teams for all time. [2]

Scorecard

Team1234Total
Geelong 3.38.512.818.1418.14 (122)
Collingwood 6.38.1011.1412.1812.18 (90)

Goal kickers

Geelong:

  • Evans 6
  • Coles 4
  • Metherell 4
  • Abbott 2
  • Sellwood 1
  • Wills 1

Collingwood:

  • Todd 4
  • Coventry 3
  • Pannam 2
  • Doherty 1
  • Fothergill 1
  • Kyne 1

Aftermath

According to the Geelong Advertiser , the Geelong players were accorded a rousing public reception when they returned via a special evening train. However, two players were unable to board and had to wait at Spencer Street for the ordinary train back to Geelong. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Atkinson & Atkinson (2009), p. 143
  2. ↑ Warne-Smith, Ivor (27 September 1937). "HOW GEELONG WON SPLENDID GAME". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 28, 424. Victoria, Australia. p. 18. Retrieved 12 May 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "1937 Geelong Cats premiership: Decisive victory over Collingwood". geelongadvertiser.com.au. 27 August 2014.

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