1931 VFL Season 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 eight of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (22.22.154) defeated North Melbourne (9.10.64).
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
Collingwood
Captain: Syd CoventryVice-Captain: Frank Murphy
Coach: Jock McHale
North Melbourne
Captain: Johnny LewisCoach: Norm Clark
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 | |||