1931 VFL Season Round 1: Carlton v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1931 between Carlton and Richmond during round one of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Richmond at Princes Park. Colin Martyn captained the hosts. Maurie Hunter captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Carlton (15.8.98) were defeated by Richmond (14.23.107).

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Carlton v Richmond
Date: Saturday 2 May 1931
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 26,500

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Richmond
Score: 15.8.98 - 14.23.107

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 7 . 3 8 . 5 10 . 6 15 . 8 15 . 8 (98)
Richmond 1 . 4 2 . 14 7 . 19 14 . 23 14 . 23 (107)
Margin CARL by 35 CARL by 27 CARL by 5 RICH by 9 RICH by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Colin Martyn
Coach: Dan Minogue

Richmond

Captain: Maurie Hunter
Coach: Frank Hughes

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Scott

Boundary Umpires

E. White

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Doug Strang RICH 28 3
Charlie Davey CARL 17 2
Bert Foster RICH 11 1

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Allen, Les ? ? 4 ?
30 Arthur, Vin ? ? 0 ?
31 Clarke, Ansell ? ? 1 ?
24 Clarke, Len ? ? 0 ?
12 Crisp, Mickey ? ? 5 ?
17 Davey, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
3 Downs, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
19 Doyle, Alex ? ? 1 ?
6 Gilby, Fred ? ? 0 ?
21 Gill, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Huxtable, Eric ? ? 0 ?
13 Job, Rex ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Joe ? ? 0 ?
2 Martyn, Colin (c) ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Regan, Ern ? ? 0 ?
33 Scharp, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 2 ?
29 Williams, Fred ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 8

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Bisset, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
24 Ford, Frank ? ? 1 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 1 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Hunter, Maurie (c) ? ? 3 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
16 O'Neill, Kevin ? ? 0 ?
4 Sheahan, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
28 Strang, Doug ? ? 4 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 2 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 2 ?
25 Zschech, Eric ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 23

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