1931 VFL Round 1: North Melbourne v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1931 between North Melbourne and South Melbourne during round 1 of the 1931 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted South Melbourne at Arden Street Oval. Johnny Lewis captained the hosts. Joe Scanlan captained the visitors with Hec McKay as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.

North Melbourne
J. Lewis (capt.), J. Adamson, S. Barker, C. Cameron, W. Carter, T. Cusack, C. Gaudion, J. Gregory, L. Hooke, N. Huggins, R. Jackson, G. Jerram, J. Kennedy, J. Knott, B. Mathews, B. McCabe, H. Moir, B. Peters, B. Spry

South Melbourne
J. Scanlan (capt.), H. McKay (vice-capt.), J. Austin, R. Bennett, T. Brain, H. Clarke, R. Hillis, S. Lawler, H. McLaughlin, N. McPherson, C. Pettiona, J. Poulter, B. Pratt, A. Robertson, M. Scott, R. Shapter, L. Thomas, J. Wade, M. Wheelahan

North Melbourne (11.17.83) were defeated by South Melbourne (19.21.135).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: L. Hooke (4), H. Moir (3), C. Cameron, W. Carter, J. Lewis, B. Peters
South Melbourne: T. Brain (6), A. Robertson (4), J. Austin (2), S. Lawler (2), B. Pratt (2), J. Poulter, J. Scanlan, R. Shapter

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: North Melbourne v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 2 May 1931
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Arden Street Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by South Melbourne
Score: 11.17.83 - 19.21.135

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 5 . 5 6 . 11 8 . 15 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
South Melbourne 5 . 5 9 . 9 14 . 16 19 . 21 19 . 21 (135)
Margin level SMLB by 16 SMLB by 37 SMLB by 52 SMLB by 52
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Clark (North Melbourne), Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne)
Captains: Johnny Lewis (North Melbourne), Joe Scanlan (South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: unknown (North Melbourne), Hec McKay (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Rowe
Boundary Umpire: G. Frood

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Jack Wade SMLB 14 3
Charlie Cameron NMLB 20 2
Johnny Lewis NMLB 1 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
8 Adamson, Jim ? ? 0 ?
5 Barker, Syd ? ? 0 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
17 Carter, Wally ? ? 1 ?
16 Cusack, Ted ? ? 0 ?
6 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
28 Hooke, Len ? ? 4 ?
13 Huggins, Neville ? ? 0 ?
14 Jackson, Ray ? ? 0 ?
2 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
3 Kennedy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
15 Knott, Joe ? ? 0 ?
1 Lewis, Johnny (c) ? ? 1 ?
27 Mathews, Bob ? ? 0 ?
4 McCabe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Moir, Hector ? ? 3 ?
7 Peters, Bert ? ? 1 ?
12 Spry, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 17

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 2 ?
20 Bennett, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Brain, Terry ? ? 6 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
23 Lawler, Stan ? ? 2 ?
2 McKay, Hec (vc) ? ? 0 ?
8 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
19 McPherson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
15 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
5 Poulter, Joe ? ? 1 ?
11 Pratt, Bob ? ? 2 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 4 ?
1 Scanlan, Joe (c) ? ? 1 ?
17 Scott, Max ? ? 0 ?
18 Shapter, Ron ? ? 1 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
14 Wade, Jack ? ? 0 ?
21 Wheelahan, Martin ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 19 21

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