1931 VFL Round 2: Essendon v Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1931 between Essendon and Melbourne during round 2 of the 1931 VFL season. Essendon hosted Melbourne at Windy Hill. Garnet Campbell captained the hosts with Joe Hammond as vice-captain. Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Garnet Campbell and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.

Essendon
G. Campbell (capt.), J. Hammond (vice-capt.), S. Carman, K. Forbes, T. Freyer, F. Gomez, L. Johnson, B. Lowenthal, B. Lynch, M. MacRae, F. Nash, H. Okey, J. Quinn, L. Rennie, N. Simpson, J. Vosti, P. Walsh, R. Watt, L. Webster

Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, B. Avery, J. Collins, R. Conole, H. Crapper, J. Davidson, T. Esposito, B. Johnson, H. Long, G. Margitich, W. Murray, G. Ogden, F. Smith, H. Steel, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, R. Usher, F. Vine

Essendon (12.5.77) defeated Melbourne (10.13.73).

Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Freyer (4), L. Johnson (4), J. Quinn (2), B. Lowenthal, R. Watt
Melbourne: B. Johnson (5), G. Margitich (3), T. Esposito, D. Taylor

As a result of this match, Essendon were then 8th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Essendon v Melbourne
Date: Saturday 9 May 1931
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Windy Hill
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. Melbourne
Score: 12.5.77 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 2 . 2 5 . 4 8 . 4 12 . 5 12 . 5 (77)
Melbourne 2 . 5 4 . 7 8 . 11 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin MELB by 3 ESSE by 3 MELB by 7 ESSE by 4 ESSE by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Garnet Campbell (Essendon), Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Captains: Garnet Campbell (Essendon), Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Joe Hammond (Essendon), unknown (Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Rowe
Boundary Umpire: A. Duke

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Ray Usher MELB 34 3
Ivor Warne-Smith MELB 14 2
Joe Hammond ESSE 20 1

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
17 Campbell, Garnet (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Carman, Syd ? ? 0 ?
1 Forbes, Keith ? ? 0 ?
26 Freyer, Ted ? ? 4 ?
35 Gomez, Frank ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe (vc) ? ? 0 ?
14 Johnson, Len ? ? 4 ?
7 Lowenthal, Bill ? ? 1 ?
21 Lynch, Billy ? ? 0 ?
24 MacRae, Mal ? ? 0 ?
22 Nash, Frank ? ? 0 ?
2 Okey, Howard ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 2 ?
6 Rennie, Les ? ? 0 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
15 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 1 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 5

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
22 Conole, Reg ? ? 0 ?
15 Crapper, Harry ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
6 Esposito, Ted ? ? 1 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 5 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Margitich, George ? ? 3 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Steel, Howard ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 1 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 0 ?
23 Vine, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 13

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