1931 VFA Season Grand Final: Northcote v Oakleigh

This is the match report for the match played on 26 September 1931 between Northcote and Oakleigh in the challenge final of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football Association. Northcote hosted Oakleigh at North Port Oval. Percy Rowe captained the hosts. Frank Maher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Rowe and the visitors were coached by Frank Maher.

Northcote (11.5.71) were defeated by Oakleigh (10.14.74).

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFA Season
Round: Challenge Final (Grand Final)
Teams: Northcote v Oakleigh
Date: Saturday 26 September 1931
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Northcote def. by Oakleigh
Score: 11.5.71 - 10.14.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Northcote 2 . 1 4 . 3 9 . 3 11 . 5 11 . 5 (71)
Oakleigh 2 . 3 3 . 7 7 . 11 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Margin OAKL by 2 NCOT by 2 NCOT by 4 OAKL by 3 OAKL by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Northcote

Captain: Percy Rowe
Coach: Percy Rowe

Oakleigh

Captain: Frank Maher
Coach: Frank Maher

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

N. Stuart

Player Statistics

Northcote

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Goullet, Ralph ? ? ? ?
Gray, Alec ? ? ? ?
McSwain, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Rowe, Percy (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 11 5

Oakleigh

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Maher, Frank (c) ? ? ? ?
Rudolph, George ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 10 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s