1931 VFL Round 6: Footscray v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1931 between Footscray and Carlton during round 6 of the 1931 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval.
Bill Cubbins captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Colin Martyn captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Footscray
B. Cubbins (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, J. Dennington, B. Downie, J. Hanson, J. Hayes, J. Joyce, A. Lambe, I. McAlpine, R. McKay, W. Minogue, A. Morrison, E. Nunn, W. O'Brien, T. Sherman, H. Stanway, A. Williams
Carlton
C. Martyn (capt.), L. Allen, V. Arthur, A. Clarke, M. Crisp, J. Crowe, C. Davey, T. Downs, A. Doyle, F. Gilby, F. Gill, E. Huxtable, D. Kelleher, A. Martyn, G. Morrissey, B. O'Brien, F. O'Rourke, H. Vallence, F. Williams
Footscray (8.8.56) were defeated by Carlton (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Morrison (3), A. Williams (2), B. Downie, J. Hayes, A. Hopkins
Carlton: H. Vallence (3), M. Crisp (2), L. Allen, A. Clarke, F. Williams
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 5th on the ladder and Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Footscray
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 27 June 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
24,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Carlton | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | FOOT by 16 | CARL by 2 | FOOT by 10 | CARL by 3 | CARL by 3 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
Dan Minogue
(Carlton)
Captains:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
Colin Martyn
(Carlton)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
unknown
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Boundary Umpire:
F. McDermott
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Martyn | CARL | 2 | 3 |
| Ivan McAlpine | FOOT | 22 | 2 |
| Allan Hopkins | FOOT | 1 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dennington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Downie, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hanson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hayes, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Joyce, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Minogue, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Nunn, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | O'Brien, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sherman, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Stanway, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 8 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Allen, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Arthur, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clarke, Ansell | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Crowe, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Davey, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Downs, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Doyle, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Gilby, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Huxtable, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Kelleher, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Martyn, Aubrey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Martyn, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Morrissey, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | O'Rourke, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Vallence, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Williams, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 11 | |||