1931 VFL Round 10: Geelong v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1931 between Geelong and Footscray during round 10 of the 1931 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Footscray at Corio Oval.
Ted Baker captained the hosts.
Bill Cubbins captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Clymo and the visitors were coached by Bill Cubbins.
Geelong
T. Baker (capt.), J. Carney, A. Coghlan, J. Collins, J. Evans, R. Hickey, M. Kelly, B. Kuhlken, M. Lamb, T. Llewellyn, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, G. Moloney, T. Quinn, A. Rayson, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker, J. Williams
Footscray
B. Cubbins (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, J. Dennington, B. Downie, J. Fincher, J. Hanson, A. Lambe, I. McAlpine, R. McKay, W. Minogue, A. Morrison, E. Nunn, W. O'Brien, T. Sherman, B. Spurling, H. Stanway, A. Williams
Geelong (7.10.52) defeated Footscray (3.5.23).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Moloney (3), T. Baker, L. Metherell, T. Quinn, A. Rayson
Footscray: B. Downie, A. Hopkins, W. Minogue
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Geelong
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 11 July 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
9,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | (23) |
| Margin | GEEL by 3 | GEEL by 17 | GEEL by 33 | GEEL by 29 | GEEL by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Clymo
(Geelong),
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray)
Captains:
Ted Baker
(Geelong),
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan McAlpine | FOOT | 22 | 3 |
| Reg Hickey | GEEL | 18 | 2 |
| Jack Carney | GEEL | 12 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kuhlken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lamb, Milton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Llewellyn, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McDonald, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Metherell, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Troughton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Walker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 10 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dennington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Downie, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hanson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Minogue, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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) | 3 | 5 | |||