1931 VFL Season Round 2: Geelong v St Kilda

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1931 between Geelong and St Kilda during round two of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted St Kilda at Corio Oval. Ted Baker captained the hosts. Harold Matthews captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Clymo and the visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.

Geelong (20.6.126) defeated St Kilda (7.12.54).

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Geelong v St Kilda
Date: Saturday 9 May 1931
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Corio Oval
Attendance: 9,500

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. St Kilda
Score: 20.6.126 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 6 . 2 11 . 4 13 . 6 20 . 6 20 . 6 (126)
St Kilda 1 . 2 4 . 7 6 . 10 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin GEEL by 30 GEEL by 39 GEEL by 38 GEEL by 72 GEEL by 72
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Ted Baker
Coach: Charlie Clymo

St Kilda

Captain: Harold Matthews
Coach: Charlie Hardy

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Scott

Boundary Umpires

N. Heffernan

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
George Moloney GEEL 14 3
Jack Collins GEEL 10 2
Jack Carney GEEL 12 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted (c) ? ? 1 ?
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 0 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 2 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
1 Kuhlken, Bill ? ? 1 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 1 ?
17 Mockridge, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Moloney, George ? ? 12 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 2 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 20 6

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
5 Chapman, George ? ? 2 ?
9 Comte, Harry ? ? 0 ?
26 Davis, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Fogarty, Tom ? ? 0 ?
16 Forbes, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Gambetta, Cyril ? ? 2 ?
29 Hindson, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
4 Jones, Lloyd ? ? 0 ?
6 Keddie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
1 King, Stuart ? ? 0 ?
17 Loveless, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
18 Mason, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
11 Matthews, Harold (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Mohr, Bill ? ? 1 ?
28 Neill, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Phillips, Fred ? ? 0 ?
21 Roberts, William ? ? 0 ?
27 Scanlon, Jack ? ? 0 ?
2 Stevens, Billy ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 12

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