1931 VFL Season Round 2: South Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1931 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round two of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval.
Joe Scanlan captained the hosts with Hec McKay as vice-captain.
Bill Cubbins captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Bill Cubbins.
South Melbourne (13.13.91) were defeated by Footscray (16.15.111).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
20,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
13.13.91 - 16.15.111
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Footscray | 7 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 15 | 16 | . | 15 | (111) |
| Margin | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 23 | FOOT by 20 | FOOT by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Joe ScanlanVice-Captain: Hec McKay
Coach: Paddy Scanlan
Footscray
Captain: Bill CubbinsVice-Captain: Allan Hopkins
Coach: Bill Cubbins
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Hopkins | FOOT | 1 | 3 |
| Terry Brain | SMLB | 22 | 2 |
| Ron Hillis | SMLB | 4 | 1 |
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Bennett, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Johnson, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McKay, Hec (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McPherson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Patterson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Joe (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Scott, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wade, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Wheelahan, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 13 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Ayres, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bazin, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Downie, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Hanson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hayes, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Joyce, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Minogue, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 30 | Sherman, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 26 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Walshe, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 15 | |||