1931 VFL Season Round 7: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1931 between Melbourne and Collingwood during round seven of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at the MCG.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts with Dick Taylor as vice-captain.
Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Frank Murphy as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne (7.12.54) were defeated by Collingwood (10.11.71).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 13 June 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
26,436
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
7.12.54 - 10.11.71
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Collingwood | 2 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 11 | 10 | . | 11 | (71) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | COLL by 2 | COLL by 8 | COLL by 17 | COLL by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Ivor Warne-SmithVice-Captain: Dick Taylor
Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith
Collingwood
Captain: Syd CoventryVice-Captain: Frank Murphy
Coach: Jock McHale
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Andrew | COLL | 1 | 3 |
| Ray Usher | MELB | 34 | 2 |
| Frank Murphy | COLL | 21 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Avery, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Conole, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Crapper, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Esposito, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | MacDonald, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Power, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Vanthoff, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 12 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Frank (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Tatham, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Tolson, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 11 | |||