1931 VFL Preliminary Final: Geelong v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 3 October 1931 between Geelong and Carlton in the preliminary final of the 1931 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Carlton at MCG.
Ted Baker captained the hosts.
Colin Martyn captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Clymo and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Geelong
T. Baker (capt.), J. Carney, A. Coghlan, J. Collins, J. Evans, E. Greeves, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, M. Lamb, T. Llewellyn, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, F. Mockridge, G. Moloney, T. Quinn, A. Rayson, G. Todd, J. Walker, J. Williams
Carlton
C. Martyn (capt.), V. Arthur, A. Clarke, M. Crisp, J. Crowe, C. Davey, A. Doyle, A. Egan, F. Gilby, F. Gill, J. Green, E. Huxtable, M. Johnson, D. Kelleher, J. Kelly, E. Little, G. Morrissey, H. Vallence, F. Williams
Geelong (11.17.83) defeated Carlton (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Moloney (4), J. Evans (3), A. Coghlan, L. Metherell, T. Quinn, A. Rayson
Carlton: H. Vallence (3), C. Davey (2), V. Arthur, M. Crisp, J. Crowe, A. Doyle, J. Kelly, G. Morrissey
As a result of this match, Geelong faced Richmond in the grand final and Carlton were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Geelong
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 3 October 1931
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
36,653
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0 | . | 0 | 8 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Carlton | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | CARL by 47 | GEEL by 3 | CARL by 1 | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Clymo
(Geelong),
Dan Minogue
(Carlton)
Captains:
Ted Baker
(Geelong),
Colin Martyn
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lamb, Milton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Llewellyn, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McDonald, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Metherell, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Walker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 17 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Arthur, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Clarke, Ansell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Crowe, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Davey, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Doyle, Alex | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Egan, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gilby, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Johnson, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kelleher, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Little, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Martyn, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrissey, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Vallence, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Williams, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 11 | |||