1931 VFL Round 8: Collingwood v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1931 between Collingwood and North Melbourne during round 8 of the 1931 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted North Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Frank Murphy as vice-captain.
Johnny Lewis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), F. Murphy (vice-capt.), B. Andrew, P. Bowyer, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, F. Froude, D. Harris, F. Kelly, N. MacLeod, B. Makeham, L. Murphy, J. Regan, J. Ross, H. Rumney, L. Wescott
North Melbourne
J. Lewis (capt.), S. Barker, S. Bloomer, L. Brennan, C. Cameron, A. Clarke, T. Cusack, J. Dowling, J. Gregory, D. Holliday, H. Hooke, N. Huggins, G. Jerram, J. Knott, A. Morley, G. Peters, B. Purcell, M. Weir, B. Whittam
Collingwood (22.22.154) defeated North Melbourne (9.10.64).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (7), F. Froude (6), F. Kelly (3), G. Clayden (2), L. Murphy (2), H. Collier, S. Coventry
North Melbourne: T. Cusack (3), B. Purcell (3), S. Bloomer, C. Cameron, J. Dowling
As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 3rd 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 8
Teams:
Collingwood
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 20 June 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
6,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
22.22.154 - 9.10.64
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 8 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 15 | 17 | . | 19 | 22 | . | 22 | 22 | . | 22 | (154) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 10 | 9 | . | 10 | (64) |
| Margin | COLL by 51 | COLL by 33 | COLL by 79 | COLL by 90 | COLL by 90 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Norm Clark
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood),
Johnny Lewis
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Frank Murphy
(Collingwood),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. McDermott
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Jerram | NMLB | 2 | 3 |
| Johnny Lewis | NMLB | 1 | 2 |
| Syd Coventry | COLL | 9 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 9 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 3 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | MacLeod, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Frank (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 22 | 22 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barker, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 45 | Bloomer, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Brennan, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cameron, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Clarke, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 16 | Cusack, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Dowling, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Gregory, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Holliday, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hooke, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Huggins, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Knott, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lewis, Johnny (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Morley, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 7 | Peters, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Purcell, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Weir, Mowbray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Whittam, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 10 | |||