1931 VFL Round 12: Richmond v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1931 between Richmond and Carlton during round 12 of the 1931 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Carlton at Punt Road Oval.
Maurie Hunter captained the hosts.
Colin Martyn captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Richmond
M. Hunter (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, J. Bisset, M. Bolger, F. Ford, B. Foster, A. Geddes, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, J. Twyford, H. Weidner, E. Zschech
Carlton
C. Martyn (capt.), 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, J. Kidd, B. O'Brien, F. O'Rourke, H. Vallence
Richmond (8.17.65) defeated Carlton (6.12.48).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Strang (3), H. Weidner (2), P. Bentley, G. Strang, J. Titus
Carlton: H. Vallence (4), M. Crisp, B. O'Brien
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 1st on the ladder and Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Richmond
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
36,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 17 | 8 | . | 17 | (65) |
| Carlton | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 7 | 2 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 12 | (48) |
| Margin | RICH by 13 | RICH by 13 | RICH by 35 | RICH by 17 | RICH by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Dan Minogue
(Carlton)
Captains:
Maurie Hunter
(Richmond),
Colin Martyn
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Boundary Umpire:
M. Conniff
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Judkins | RICH | 6 | 3 |
| Maurie Hunter | RICH | 20 | 2 |
| Frank Gill | CARL | 21 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ford, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hunter, Maurie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Doug | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 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 | 17 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Arthur, Vin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Clarke, Ansell | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Crowe, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Davey, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Downs, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Egan, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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 | ? |
| 24 | Kidd, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Martyn, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Bernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | O'Rourke, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Vallence, Harry | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 12 | |||