1931 VFL Round 10: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1931 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 10 of the 1931 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Maurie Hunter captained the hosts.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.
Richmond
M. Hunter (capt.), P. Bentley, J. Bisset, M. Bolger, F. Ford, B. Foster, A. Geddes, F. Heifner, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, J. Twyford, H. Weidner, E. Zschech
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, B. Avery, P. Beames, J. Collins, H. Crapper, B. Cutler, J. Davidson, T. Esposito, L. Gough, W. Jackson, H. Long, G. Margitich, W. Murray, G. Ogden, D. Taylor, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff, F. Vine
Richmond (8.18.66) defeated Melbourne (7.11.53).
Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Hunter (3), H. Weidner (2), S. Judkins, G. Strang, J. Titus
Melbourne: G. Margitich (4), J. Davidson, W. Murray, I. Warne-Smith
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 1st on the ladder and Melbourne remained 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 10
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 11 July 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 18 | 8 | . | 18 | (66) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Margin | MELB by 12 | RICH by 10 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 13 | RICH by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Maurie Hunter
(Richmond),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Boundary Umpire:
W. Macbean
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Beames | MELB | 24 | 3 |
| Allan Geddes | RICH | 8 | 2 |
| Maurie Hunter | RICH | 20 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ford, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Heifner, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hunter, Maurie (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Twyford, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 18 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Avery, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Crapper, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Cutler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Esposito, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Gough, Lew | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jackson, Webber | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 2 | Murray, Wyn | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Vanthoff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 11 | |||