1931 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1931 between Footscray and Richmond during round 3 of the 1931 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Bill Cubbins captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Maurie Hunter captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Footscray
B. Cubbins (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, D. Ayres, H. Baker, B. Downie, J. Hanson, J. Hayes, A. Lambe, I. McAlpine, R. McKay, W. Minogue, A. Morrison, B. Sherman, T. Sherman, B. Spurling, H. Stanway, A. Stevens, F. Walshe
Richmond
M. Hunter (capt.), J. Baggott, J. Bisset, M. Bolger, 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, C. Watson, H. Weidner, E. Zschech
Footscray (7.10.52) were defeated by Richmond (13.16.94).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Spurling (4), A. Morrison (2), D. Ayres
Richmond: M. Hunter (4), D. Strang (3), H. Weidner (3), J. Baggott, F. Ford, B. Foster
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) and Richmond remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
30,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 10 | 4 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Margin | RICH by 16 | RICH by 1 | RICH by 36 | RICH by 42 | RICH by 42 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
Maurie Hunter
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Geddes | RICH | 8 | 3 |
| Stan Judkins | RICH | 6 | 2 |
| Bill Spurling | FOOT | 14 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Ayres, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Downie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hanson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hayes, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Minogue, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Sherman, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sherman, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 18 | Stanway, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Walshe, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ford, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Heifner, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hunter, Maurie (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 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 | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Watson, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 16 | |||