1937 VFL Grand Final

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 41st 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.

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. 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.

Teams

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
Reserve(s):	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)
Reserve(s):	Len Murphy
Coach:	Jock McHale

Statistics

Score

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Geelong	3.3	8.5	12.8	18.14	18.14 (122)
Collingwood	6.3	8.10	11.14	12.18	12.18 (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

References

AFL Tables: 1937 Grand Final (Archived 2009-09-24)
1937 (Archived 2009-09-24)
The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004
Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0

Victorian/Australian Football League Grand Finals

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Geelong Football Club 1937 VFL premiers

Geelong 18.14 (122) defeated Collingwood 12.18 (90), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

4. Slack 5. Evans 6. Dougherty 7. Abbott 8. Arklay 9. Hore 10. Everett 13. Coles 14. Grant 15. Mahon 16. Quinn 17. Hawking 18. Hickey (c) 21. Sellwood 22. Metherell 25. L. Hardiman 26. Wills 27. P. Hardiman 28. Muller

Coach: Hickey

Geelong Football Club

History Records Current squad Players Captains Coaches Awards Carji Greeves Medal Leading goalkickers Coach: Chris Scott Captain: Joel Selwood Founded in 1859 Based in Geelong, Victoria Nickname: Cats

Stadiums	Corio Oval (1897–1915; 1917–1940) Simonds Stadium (1941; 1944–present) Etihad Stadium (2000–present)

Premierships (9)	1925 1931 1937 1951 1952 1963 2007 2009 2011

Seasons (117)	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Related articles	VFL team Rivalry with Hawthorn

Geelong did not participate in the 1916, 1942 and 1943 VFL seasons due to the World Wars (indicated in grey)

Collingwood Football Club

History Records Current squad Players Captains Coaches Awards Copeland Trophy Leading goalkickers Captain: Scott Pendlebury Coach: Nathan Buckley Nickname: Magpies

Home grounds	Melbourne Cricket Ground (1992–present) Etihad Stadium (2000–present) Victoria Park (1897–1999)

Premierships (15)	1902 1903 1910 1917 1919 1927 1928 1929 1930 1935 1936 1953 1958 1990 2010

Seasons (121)	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Awards	Copeland Trophy

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