1931 VFL Grand Final: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 10 October 1931 between Richmond and Geelong in the grand final of the 1931 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at MCG.
Maurie Hunter captained the hosts.
Ted Baker captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Charlie Clymo.
Richmond
M. Hunter (capt.), J. Bisset, M. Bolger, T. Dunne, J. Dyer, F. Ford, B. Foster, A. Geddes, F. Heifner, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, J. Twyford, E. Zschech
Geelong
T. Baker (capt.), J. Carney, A. Coghlan, J. Collins, J. Evans, E. Greeves, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, M. Lamb, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, F. Mockridge, G. Moloney, T. Quinn, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker, J. Williams
Richmond (7.6.48) were defeated by Geelong (9.14.68).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Strang (2), J. Titus (2), J. Dyer, F. Ford, J. Twyford
Geelong: T. Baker (2), L. Hardiman (2), L. Metherell (2), J. Collins, G. Moloney, B. Troughton
As a result of this match, Geelong were the premiers and Richmond were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 10 October 1931
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
60,712
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 6 | (48) |
| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| Margin | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 7 | GEEL by 24 | GEEL by 20 | GEEL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Charlie Clymo
(Geelong)
Captains:
Maurie Hunter
(Richmond),
Ted Baker
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Goal Umpire:
C. Bell,
J. Currie
Boundary Umpire:
G. Batt,
J. Fitt
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dunne, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Ford, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Heifner, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hunter, Maurie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Twyford, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 6 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lamb, Milton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McDonald, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Metherell, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Troughton, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Walker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 14 | |||