1931 VFL Season Round 7: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1931 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round seven of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Bill Cubbins captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Johnny Lewis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.
Footscray (13.8.86) defeated North Melbourne (5.13.43).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 13 June 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
13.8.86 - 5.13.43
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 8 | 13 | . | 8 | (86) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 8 | 2 | . | 10 | 2 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 13 | (43) |
| Margin | NMLB by 6 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 43 | FOOT by 43 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Bill CubbinsVice-Captain: Allan Hopkins
Coach: Bill Cubbins
North Melbourne
Captain: Johnny LewisCoach: Norm Clark
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Hopkins | FOOT | 1 | 3 |
| Johnny Gregory | NMLB | 9 | 2 |
| Johnny Lewis | NMLB | 1 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dennington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hanson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hayes, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Joyce, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Minogue, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 16 | Sampson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sherman, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Stanway, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 8 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barker, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cameron, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Carter, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 51 | Crapper, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Cusack, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Dowling, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Gregory, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hooke, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Hooke, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Huggins, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jackson, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lewis, Johnny (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 4 | McCabe, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Morley, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 22 | O'Shea, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Peters, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Weir, Mowbray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Whittam, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 5 | 13 | |||