1931 VFL Season Round 9: South Melbourne v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1931 between South Melbourne and Essendon during round nine of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted Essendon at Lakeside Oval.
Joe Scanlan captained the hosts with Hec McKay as vice-captain.
Garnet Campbell captained the visitors with Joe Hammond as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Garnet Campbell.
South Melbourne (10.13.73) defeated Essendon (9.9.63).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Essendon
Date:
Saturday 4 July 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
Essendon
Score:
10.13.73 - 9.9.63
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Essendon | 0 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| Margin | SMLB by 9 | SMLB by 21 | SMLB by 18 | SMLB by 10 | SMLB by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: Joe ScanlanVice-Captain: Hec McKay
Coach: Paddy Scanlan
Essendon
Captain: Garnet CampbellVice-Captain: Joe Hammond
Coach: Garnet Campbell
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hec McKay | SMLB | 2 | 3 |
| Keith Forbes | ESSE | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Austin | SMLB | 3 | 1 |
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Bennett, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fisher, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Johnson, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 2 | McKay, Hec (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McMahon, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Milburn, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Patterson, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Pettiona, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Richardson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Joe (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shapter, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 13 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Anderson, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Carman, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Forbes, Keith | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Freyer, Ted | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Johnson, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Le Brun, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lowenthal, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Payne, Roy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Peterson, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Rennie, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Ryan, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Walsh, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Watt, Rowley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Webster, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Williamson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 9 | |||