This page shows details for matches in a particular season
which I think ought be considered first-class at senior football level.
June 1937
NWFU v NTFA at West Park, Burnie
Crowd: ? Gate: £ 120, Umpire: unknown
NWFU
 A Cook, R Usher, A Morris, E Rundle, and others
NTFA
 F Smith, K Pierce, T Ranson, and others
MATCH DETAILS
TEAM
QTR
HALF
3/4
FINAL
PTS
NWFU
6.3
8.7
13.9
15.10
100
NTFA
0.0
7.3
11.4
15.6
96
GOALS-U Cook 4, .
GOALS-A Smith 8, .
Notes
 First-class. Intrastate match.

July 1937
TFL v NTFA at North Hobart Oval
Crowd: 9345 Gate: £ 608, Umpire: unknown
TFL
 A Cook, R Usher, A Morris, E Rundle, and others
NTFA
 F Smith, K Pierce, T Ranson, and others
MATCH DETAILS
TEAM
QTR
HALF
3/4
FINAL
PTS
TFL
2.3
5.4
10.7
13.8
86
NTFA
2.7
3.10
6.14
11.20
86
GOALS-L Hyde 4, .
GOALS-A -, .
Notes
 First-class. Intrastate match.

24th July 1937
NTFA v South Broken Hill at York Park, Launceston
Crowd: ? Gate: £ 98, Umpire: unknown
NTFA
 -
SBH
 -
MATCH DETAILS
TEAM
QTR
HALF
3/4
FINAL
PTS
NTFA
-
-
-
18.16
124
SBH
-
-
-
9.11
65
GOALS-A -, .
GOALS-SBH -, .
Notes
 Uncertain status. Possibly not first-class as it involves a club side from a non first-class league.

August 1937
NTFA v TFL at York Park, Launceston
Crowd: 9000 Gate: £ ?, Umpire: unknown
TFL
 -
NTFA
 -
MATCH DETAILS
TEAM
QTR
HALF
3/4
FINAL
PTS
TFL
1.3
6.7
8.10
11.13
79
NTFA
2.1
5.1
8.4
11.4
70
GOALS-L -, .
GOALS-A F Smith 4, .
Notes
 First-class. Intrastate match.

7th August 1937
Collingwood v Geelong at Devonport Oval
Crowd: 10 000 Gate: £ 740, Umpire: unknown
COLL
 H Collier, A Collier, P Bowyer, M Boyall, G Carter, J Crowe, G Coventry, V Doherty, P Fricker, F Froude, H Jones, A Kyne, L Morgan, A Pannam, RJ Ross, K Stackpole, R Todd, B Woods, C Newton
GEE
 R Hickey, TJ Quinn, L Dean, SJ Howard, G Dougherty, T Arklay, BW Hore, AI Everett, CL Coles, JW Grant, G Mahon, NR Tucker, JR Metherell, NL Glenister, A Foley, JG Wills, AA Muller, C Helmer, C Taylor
MATCH DETAILS
TEAM
QTR
HALF
3/4
FINAL
PTS
COLL
7.4
12.4
12.7
15.7
97
GEE
5.2
8.5
10.10
12.14
86
GOALS-COLLCoventry 5, Stackpole 3, Kyne 2, Todd 2, Pannam, Carter and Doherty 1 ea.
GOALS-GEE Glenister 3, Metherell 3, Coles 3, Dougharty 2, Arklay 1.
Notes
First-class. Both sides full of players who regularly appeared in the 1937 VFL season.
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