1931 VFL Season Round 9: Footscray v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1931 between Footscray and Collingwood during round nine of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted Collingwood at Western Oval.
Bill Cubbins captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Frank Murphy as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Footscray (4.16.40) were defeated by Collingwood (6.8.44).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Footscray
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 4 July 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
21,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
4.16.40 - 6.8.44
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 0 | . | 4 | 1 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 12 | 4 | . | 16 | 4 | . | 16 | (40) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | COLL by 18 | COLL by 21 | COLL by 14 | COLL by 4 | COLL by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Bill CubbinsVice-Captain: Allan Hopkins
Coach: Bill Cubbins
Collingwood
Captain: Syd CoventryVice-Captain: Frank Murphy
Coach: Jock McHale
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Clayden | COLL | 11 | 3 |
| Allan Hopkins | FOOT | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Rumney | COLL | 26 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dennington, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Downie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hanson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hayes, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Minogue, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Nunn, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | O'Brien, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sherman, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Stanway, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Williams, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 4 | 16 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aldag, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Andrew, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Frank (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ross, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Tatham, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 29 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 8 | |||