New South Wales Australian National Football League

Season 1937

 

Results

 

Round 1

24/04/1937 (Sat) St. George 12-16-88 Eastern Suburbs 4-9-33 Venue: Erskineville Oval

26/04/1937 (Mon) Newtown 9-9-63 South Sydney 8-6-54 Venue: Erskineville Oval

26/04/1937 (Mon) Sydney 16-9-105 North Shore 11-13-79 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 2

01/05/1937 (Sat) St. George 14-16-100 Sydney 7-6-48 Venue: Erskineville Oval

01/05/1937 (Sat) Newtown 13-14-92 North Shore 14-8-92 Venue: Kensington Oval

01/05/1937 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 17-10-112 South Sydney 13-19-97 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 3

08/05/1937 (Sat) Newtown 12-12-84 Eastern Suburbs 4-14-38 Venue: Erskineville Oval

08/05/1937 (Sat) St. George 24-16-160 North Shore 6-8-44 Venue: Trumper Park

08/05/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 21-15-141 Sydney 16-12-108 Venue: Kensington Oval

 

Round 4 (Coronation Day round)

12/05/1937 (Wed) St. George 11-13-79 Newtown 7-16-58 Venue: Erskineville Oval

12/05/1937 (Wed) South Sydney 22-19-151 North Shore 10-11-71 Venue: Kensington Oval

12/05/1937 (Wed) Sydney 12-13-85 Eastern Suburbs 12-12-84 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 5

15/05/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 16-16-112 St. George 13-6-84 Venue: Erskineville Oval

15/05/1937 (Sat) Sydney 13-18-96 Newtown 12-20-92 Venue: Kensington Oval

15/05/1937 (Sat) Eastern Suburbs 20-11-131 North Shore 8-11-59 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 6

22/05/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 11-8-74 Newtown 7-15-57 Venue: Erskineville Oval

22/05/1937 (Sat) North Shore 10-10-70 Sydney 9-11-65 Venue: Kensington Oval

22/05/1937 (Sat) St. George 21-11-137 Eastern Suburbs 12-15-87 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 7

29/05/1937 (Sat) St. George 17-12-114 Sydney 12-11-83 Venue: Erskineville Oval

29/05/1937 (Sat) Newtown 15-11-101 North Shore 10-12-72 Venue: Trumper Park

29/05/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 17-20-122 Eastern Suburbs 6-13-49 Venue: Kensington Oval

 

Round 8

05/06/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 9-8-62 Sydney 8-8-56 Venue: Erskineville Oval

05/06/1937 (Sat) Newtown 7-14-56 Eastern Suburbs 7-13-55 Venue: Trumper Park

05/06/1937 (Sat) St. George 16-11-107 North Shore 12-8-80 Venue: Kensington Oval

 

Round 9

12/06/1937 (Sat) St. George 12-14-86 Newtown 7-5-47 Venue: Erskineville Oval

12/06/1937 (Sat) Sydney 10-15-75 Eastern Suburbs 11-4-70 Venue: Trumper Park

12/06/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 11-19-85 North Shore 9-9-63 Venue: Kensington Oval

 

Round 10

19/06/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 5-5-35 St. George 4-8-32 Venue: Erskineville Oval

19/06/1937 (Sat) North Shore 8-11-59 Eastern Suburbs 8-8-56 Venue: Trumper Park

19/06/1937 (Sat) Newtown vs. Sydney -- Venue: Kensington Oval

Due to adverse weather, Newtown and Sydney played with one man each and scored 2-1-13 each, finishing the game after 5 minutes.

The Permit & Match Committee ruled on 21-06-1937 to count it as a match for which no points are awarded.

The 2-1-13 scored by each team was annulled. A replay of the match was not allowed.

 

Round 11

26/06/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 5-9-39 Newtown 5-8-38 Venue: Erskineville Oval

26/06/1937 (Sat) Sydney 19-14-128 North Shore 7-6-48 Venue: Kensington Oval

26/06/1937 (Sat) St. George 14-16-100 Eastern Suburbs 5-11-41 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 12

03/07/1937 (Sat) Sydney 12-14-86 St. George 12-7-79 Venue: Erskineville Oval

03/07/1937 (Sat) Newtown 12-23-95 North Shore 10-13-73 Venue: Trumper Park

03/07/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 12-8-80 Eastern Suburbs 9-1-55 Venue: Kensington Oval

 

Round 13

10/07/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 14-13-97 Sydney 15-3-93 Venue: Erskineville Oval

10/07/1937 (Sat) Newtown 12-16-88 Eastern Suburbs 11-9-75 Venue: Trumper Park

10/07/1937 (Sat) St. George 25-13-163 North Shore 10-9-69 Venue: Kensington Oval

 

Round 14

17/07/1937 (Sat) St. George 7-17-59 Newtown 6-9-45 Venue: Erskineville Oval

17/07/1937 (Sat) Sydney 16-15-111 Eastern Suburbs 10-11-71 Venue: Trumper Park

17/07/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 16-15-111 North Shore 12-9-81 Venue: Kensington Oval

 

Round 15

24/07/1937 (Sat) St. George 10-10-70 South Sydney 10-8-68 Venue: Erskineville Oval

24/07/1937 (Sat) Newtown 9-16-70 Sydney 6-10-46 Venue: Kensington Oval

24/07/1937 (Sat) North Shore 12-13-85 Eastern Suburbs 10-17-77 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 16

31/07/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 10-12-72 Newtown 9-15-69 Venue: Erskineville Oval

31/07/1937 (Sat) Sydney 9-13-67 North Shore 9-11-65 Venue: Kensington Oval

31/07/1937 (Sat) St. George 26-16-172 Eastern Suburbs 6-2-38 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Round 17

14/08/1937 (Sat) St. George 14-15-99 Sydney 10-13-73 Venue: Erskineville Oval

14/08/1937 (Sat) Newtown 19-17-131 North Shore 5-10-40 Venue: Trumper Park

14/08/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 14-17-101 Eastern Suburbs 6-6-42 Venue: Kensington Oval

 

Round 18

21/08/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 13-9-87 Sydney 10-4-64 Venue: Erskineville Oval

21/08/1937 (Sat) Newtown 15-23-113 Eastern Suburbs 4-3-27 Venue: Trumper Park

21/08/1937 (Sat) St. George 23-18-156 North Shore 5-7-37 Venue: Kensington Oval

 

Round 19

28/08/1937 (Sat) Newtown 12-12-84 St. George 11-16-82 Venue: Erskineville Oval

28/08/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 14-17-101 North Shore 11-11-77 Venue: Kensington Oval

28/08/1937 (Sat) Sydney 20-23-143 Eastern Suburbs 6-14-50 Venue: Trumper Park

 

Final ladder

 

1937

Club

Played

Won

Lost

Drawn

For

Against

%

Points

1

South Sydney

19

16

3

0

1689

1284

131.54

64

2

St. George

19

15

4

0

1967

1168

168.41

60

3

Newtown

19*

10

7

1

1383

1159

119.33

42

4

Sydney

19*

9

9

0

1532

1478

103.65

36

5

North Shore

19

3

15

1

1264

2082

60.71

14

6

Eastern Suburbs

19

2

17

0

1191

1855

64.20

8

 

Total

112

55

55

2

9026

9026

 

224

 

* The Round 10 match Newtown vs. Sydney was counted as a match with no result and no points awarded

 

 

Final series

 

First Semi-Final

04/09/1937 (Sat) Newtown 7-8-50 Sydney 4-13-37 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Second Semi-Final

11/09/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 11-12-78 St. George 20-12-132 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Preliminary Final

18/09/1937 (Sat) South Sydney 10-9-69 Newtown 7-11-53 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

Grand Final

25/09/1937 (Sat) St. George 11-16-82 South Sydney 6-9-45 Venue: Erskineville Oval

 

 

1937 premiers: St. George

 

 

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