1931 VFL Season Round 4: South Melbourne v St Kilda
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1931 between South Melbourne and St Kilda during round four of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted St Kilda at Lakeside Oval.
Joe Scanlan captained the hosts with Hec McKay as vice-captain.
Harold Matthews captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Charlie Hardy.
South Melbourne (18.19.127) defeated St Kilda (16.10.106).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
St Kilda
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
St Kilda
Score:
18.19.127 - 16.10.106
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 7 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 11 | 12 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 19 | 18 | . | 19 | (127) |
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 3 | 13 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | 16 | . | 10 | (106) |
| Margin | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 8 | STKL by 4 | SMLB by 21 | SMLB by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Joe ScanlanVice-Captain: Hec McKay
Coach: Paddy Scanlan
St Kilda
Captain: Harold MatthewsCoach: Charlie Hardy
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mohr | STKL | 10 | 3 |
| Peter Reville | SMLB | 7 | 2 |
| Lloyd Jones | STKL | 4 | 1 |
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fisher, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Johnson, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Leffanue, Rod | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKay, Hec (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McMahon, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McNamara, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Milburn, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Patterson, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Pettiona, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Joe (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shapter, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Wheelahan, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 19 | |||
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Bourne, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Comte, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Davis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Forbes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Holden, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hutchesson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jones, Lloyd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Keddie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | King, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Matthews, Harold (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 9 | ? |
| 14 | Morden, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Price, Hughie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Roberts, William | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 10 | |||