1931 VFL Round 10: South Melbourne v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1931 between South Melbourne and Carlton during round 10 of the 1931 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Carlton at Lakeside Oval. In the absence of Joe Scanlan, vice-captain Hec McKay captained the hosts. Colin Martyn captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

South Melbourne
H. McKay (capt.), J. Austin, R. Bennett, T. Brain, H. Clarke, C. Fisher, R. Hillis, T. Johnson, H. McLaughlin, T. McMahon, L. Milburn, J. Patterson, C. Pettiona, P. Reville, J. Richardson, A. Robertson, R. Shapter, L. Thomas, J. Wade

Carlton
C. Martyn (capt.), L. Allen, V. Arthur, A. Clarke, M. Crisp, J. Crowe, C. Davey, T. Downs, A. Egan, F. Gilby, F. Gill, J. Green, E. Huxtable, B. Jones, D. Kelleher, J. Kelly, B. O'Brien, F. O'Rourke, H. Vallence

South Melbourne (10.12.72) were defeated by Carlton (11.11.77).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: T. Johnson (3), A. Robertson (3), T. Brain (2), P. Reville, L. Thomas
Carlton: A. Clarke (3), H. Vallence (3), L. Allen (2), C. Davey, T. Downs, A. Egan

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Carlton were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: South Melbourne v Carlton
Date: Saturday 11 July 1931
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. by Carlton
Score: 10.12.72 - 11.11.77

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 1 . 5 3 . 9 7 . 11 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Carlton 3 . 4 6 . 7 9 . 9 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Margin CARL by 11 CARL by 16 CARL by 10 CARL by 5 CARL by 5
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paddy Scanlan (South Melbourne), Dan Minogue (Carlton)
Captains: Hec McKay (South Melbourne), Colin Martyn (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. McDermott

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Harry Clarke SMLB 6 3
Austin Robertson SMLB 16 2
Harry Vallence CARL 22 1

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Austin, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Bennett, Reg ? ? 0 ?
22 Brain, Terry ? ? 2 ?
6 Clarke, Harry ? ? 0 ?
28 Fisher, Clem ? ? 0 ?
4 Hillis, Ron ? ? 0 ?
31 Johnson, Ted ? ? 3 ?
2 McKay, Hec (ac) ? ? 0 ?
8 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
29 McMahon, Tom ? ? 0 ?
24 Milburn, Len ? ? 0 ?
10 Patterson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
15 Pettiona, Cecil ? ? 0 ?
7 Reville, Peter ? ? 1 ?
9 Richardson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Robertson, Austin ? ? 3 ?
18 Shapter, Ron ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 1 ?
14 Wade, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 12

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Allen, Les ? ? 2 ?
30 Arthur, Vin ? ? 0 ?
31 Clarke, Ansell ? ? 3 ?
12 Crisp, Mickey ? ? 0 ?
23 Crowe, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Davey, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
3 Downs, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
27 Egan, Alf ? ? 1 ?
6 Gilby, Fred ? ? 0 ?
21 Gill, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Huxtable, Eric ? ? 0 ?
11 Jones, Bill ? ? 0 ?
10 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Joe ? ? 0 ?
2 Martyn, Colin (c) ? ? 0 ?
25 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
32 O'Rourke, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 3 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 11

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s