1931 VFL Round 8: St Kilda v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1931 between St Kilda and Footscray during round 8 of the 1931 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Footscray at Junction Oval.
Harold Matthews captained the hosts.
Bill Cubbins captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Bill Cubbins.
St Kilda
H. Matthews (capt.), J. Anderson, R. Bence, A. Fraser, C. Hindson, T. Jones, J. Keddie, S. King, E. Loveless, H. Mason, J. McLorinan, B. Mohr, G. Neil, H. Neill, F. Phillips, W. Roberts, J. Scanlon, J. Smith, G. White
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, E. Nunn, J. Sampson, T. Sherman, B. Spurling, H. Stanway, A. Williams
St Kilda (7.10.52) were defeated by Footscray (11.11.77).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Mohr (4), J. Anderson, T. Jones, J. McLorinan
Footscray: J. Joyce (2), A. Morrison (2), E. Nunn (2), F. Aked, J. Dennington, J. Hayes, A. Hopkins, H. Stanway
As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 8th on the ladder and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 20 June 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 3 | FOOT by 3 | FOOT by 25 | FOOT by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Hardy
(St Kilda),
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray)
Captains:
Harold Matthews
(St Kilda),
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
R. Devine
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Hopkins | FOOT | 1 | 3 |
| George White | STKL | 8 | 2 |
| Wally Minogue | FOOT | 3 | 1 |
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Anderson, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Fraser, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hindson, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jones, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Keddie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | King, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Loveless, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Matthews, Harold (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | McLorinan, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 31 | Neil, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Neill, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Roberts, William | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Scanlon, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Smith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
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) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Joyce, Jimmy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Minogue, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Nunn, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Sampson, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sherman, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Stanway, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 11 | |||