1931 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1931 between Geelong and Carlton during round 4 of the 1931 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Carlton at Corio Oval.
Ted Baker captained the hosts.
Ray Brew captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Clymo and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Geelong
T. Baker (capt.), J. Carney, A. Coghlan, J. Collins, J. Evans, E. Greeves, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, B. Kuhlken, M. Lamb, R. Madden, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, G. Moloney, T. Quinn, A. Rayson, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker
Carlton
R. Brew (capt.), L. Allen, V. Arthur, A. Clarke, H. Clover, M. Crisp, C. Davey, T. Downs, A. Doyle, A. Egan, F. Gilby, F. Gill, J. Green, E. Huxtable, M. Johnson, J. Kelly, C. Martyn, B. Scharp, H. Vallence
Geelong (11.14.80) defeated Carlton (11.8.74).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Kuhlken (3), A. Rayson (3), T. Baker (2), G. Moloney (2), J. Collins
Carlton: H. Vallence (6), A. Clarke (2), L. Allen, V. Arthur, T. Downs
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Carlton were then 5th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Geelong
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
12,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 14 | (80) |
| Carlton | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 8 | (74) |
| Margin | CARL by 10 | GEEL by 22 | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 6 | GEEL by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Clymo
(Geelong),
Dan Minogue
(Carlton)
Captains:
Ted Baker
(Geelong),
Ray Brew
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Len Metherell | GEEL | 3 | 3 |
| Eric Huxtable | CARL | 9 | 2 |
| Jack Collins | GEEL | 10 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kuhlken, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Lamb, Milton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Madden, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McDonald, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Metherell, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Troughton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Walker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 14 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Allen, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Arthur, Vin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Brew, Ray (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clarke, Ansell | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Clover, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Davey, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Downs, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Doyle, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Egan, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gilby, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Green, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Johnson, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Kelly, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Martyn, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Scharp, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Vallence, Harry | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 8 | |||