1931 VFL 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 7 of the 1931 VFL season.
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
B. Cubbins (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, J. Dennington, J. Hanson, J. Hayes, J. Joyce, A. Lambe, I. McAlpine, R. McKay, W. Minogue, A. Morrison, J. Sampson, T. Sherman, B. Spurling, H. Stanway, A. Stevens, A. Williams
North Melbourne
J. Lewis (capt.), S. Barker, C. Cameron, W. Carter, F. Crapper, T. Cusack, J. Dowling, J. Gregory, H. Hooke, L. Hooke, N. Huggins, R. Jackson, G. Jerram, B. McCabe, A. Morley, D. O'Shea, G. Peters, M. Weir, B. Whittam
Footscray (13.8.86) defeated North Melbourne (5.13.43).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Morrison (5), A. Hopkins (2), F. Aked, J. Dennington, J. Hayes, R. McKay, B. Spurling, A. Stevens
North Melbourne: F. Crapper (2), J. Lewis (2), B. McCabe
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the day.
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
Coaches:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
Norm Clark
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
Johnny Lewis
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
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 | |||