1931 VFL Round 2: Richmond v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1931 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 2 of the 1931 VFL season.
Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Maurie Hunter captained the hosts.
Johnny Lewis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.
Richmond
M. Hunter (capt.), J. Baggott, J. Bisset, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, F. Ford, B. Foster, A. Geddes, F. Heifner, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, K. O'Neill, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, H. Weidner, E. Zschech
North Melbourne
J. Lewis (capt.), S. Barker, B. Brodie, C. Cameron, T. Cusack, J. Gregory, L. Hooke, N. Huggins, R. Jackson, G. Jerram, C. Kemp, J. Knott, B. Mathews, B. McCabe, H. Moir, D. O'Shea, B. Peters, M. Weir, B. Whittam
Richmond (30.19.199) defeated North Melbourne (4.7.31).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Strang (14), J. Titus (8), M. Hunter (3), H. Weidner (3), J. Baggott, E. Zschech
North Melbourne: L. Hooke (2), J. Lewis, H. Moir
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 1st on the ladder (up from 4th) and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Richmond
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
30.19.199 - 4.7.31
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 9 | 22 | . | 14 | 30 | . | 19 | 30 | . | 19 | (199) |
| North Melbourne | 0 | . | 1 | 0 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 7 | (31) |
| Margin | RICH by 36 | RICH by 107 | RICH by 129 | RICH by 168 | RICH by 168 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Norm Clark
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Maurie Hunter
(Richmond),
Johnny Lewis
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Boundary Umpire:
M. Clanchy
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Strang | RICH | 28 | 3 |
| Jack Titus | RICH | 12 | 2 |
| Maurie Hunter | RICH | 20 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ford, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Doug | ? | ? | 14 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 30 | 19 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barker, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Brodie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cameron, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cusack, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Gregory, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hooke, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Huggins, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jackson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Kemp, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Knott, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lewis, Johnny (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Mathews, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | McCabe, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Moir, Hector | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | O'Shea, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Peters, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Weir, Mowbray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Whittam, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 4 | 7 | |||