1931 VFL Season Round 3: Melbourne v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1931 between Melbourne and Geelong during round three of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Geelong at the MCG. In the absence of Ivor Warne-Smith, vice-captain Dick Taylor captained the hosts. Ted Baker captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Charlie Clymo.

Melbourne (12.15.87) defeated Geelong (11.17.83).

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Melbourne v Geelong
Date: Saturday 16 May 1931
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 19,767

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Geelong
Score: 12.15.87 - 11.17.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 3 . 3 5 . 5 9 . 11 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Geelong 3 . 2 7 . 8 9 . 12 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Margin MELB by 1 GEEL by 15 GEEL by 1 MELB by 4 MELB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Dick Taylor (acting)
Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith

Geelong

Captain: Ted Baker
Coach: Charlie Clymo

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

M. Conniff

Boundary Umpires

W. Stanley

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Bill Tymms MELB 26 3
Reg Hickey GEEL 18 2
Ted Baker GEEL 2 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 0 ?
7 Avery, Bert ? ? 0 ?
22 Conole, Reg ? ? 0 ?
5 Davidson, Hec ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
6 Esposito, Ted ? ? 0 ?
28 Jackson, Webber ? ? 1 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 4 ?
20 Long, Harry ? ? 0 ?
3 Margitich, George ? ? 4 ?
2 Murray, Wyn ? ? 0 ?
32 Ogden, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
11 Smith, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Steel, Howard ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick (ac) ? ? 1 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
34 Usher, Ray ? ? 1 ?
21 Vanthoff, Bill ? ? 1 ?
23 Vine, Frank ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 12 15

Geelong

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

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