1931 VFL Round 5: St Kilda v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1931 between St Kilda and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1931 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted North Melbourne at Junction Oval.
Harold Matthews captained the hosts.
Johnny Lewis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.
St Kilda
H. Matthews (capt.), R. Bence, D. Bourne, G. Chapman, H. Comte, J. Davis, T. Fogarty, J. Forbes, L. Jones, J. Keddie, S. King, H. Mason, B. Mohr, H. Neill, F. Phillips, W. Roberts, J. Smith, B. Stevens, G. White
North Melbourne
J. Lewis (capt.), S. Barker, C. Cameron, W. Carter, T. Cusack, J. Dowling, D. Ferguson, C. Gaudion, J. Gregory, D. Holliday, N. Huggins, R. Jackson, G. Jerram, L. Jones, B. McCabe, J. McElholum, D. O'Shea, B. Peters, B. Whittam
St Kilda (13.19.97) defeated North Melbourne (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: H. Comte (3), B. Mohr (3), R. Bence (2), F. Phillips (2), L. Jones, H. Mason, H. Neill
North Melbourne: W. Carter (2), J. Lewis (2), D. Holliday, G. Jerram, D. O'Shea
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
St Kilda
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
13.19.97 - 7.10.52
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 19 | 13 | . | 19 | (97) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 6 | 3 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | STKL by 12 | STKL by 41 | STKL by 51 | STKL by 45 | STKL by 45 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Hardy
(St Kilda),
Norm Clark
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Harold Matthews
(St Kilda),
Johnny Lewis
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Comte | STKL | 9 | 3 |
| Syd Barker | NMLB | 5 | 2 |
| Billy Stevens | STKL | 2 | 1 |
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Bourne, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Chapman, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Comte, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Davis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Fogarty, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Forbes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jones, Lloyd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Keddie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | King, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Matthews, Harold (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 28 | Neill, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Roberts, William | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Smith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Stevens, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 19 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barker, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cameron, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Cusack, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Dowling, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Ferguson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Gregory, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Holliday, Dave | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Huggins, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jackson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Jones, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lewis, Johnny (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | McCabe, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | McElholum, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Shea, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Peters, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Whittam, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 10 | |||