1931 VFL Season Round 12: South Melbourne v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1931 between South Melbourne and North Melbourne during round twelve of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
South Melbourne hosted North Melbourne at Lakeside Oval.
Johnny Lewis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Jack Pemberton.
South Melbourne (13.16.94) defeated North Melbourne (9.12.66).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
7,500
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
13.16.94 - 9.12.66
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 12 | (66) |
| Margin | SMLB by 22 | SMLB by 8 | SMLB by 43 | SMLB by 28 | SMLB by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
South Melbourne
Captain: unknownCoach: Paddy Scanlan
North Melbourne
Captain: Johnny LewisCoach: Jack Pemberton (caretaker)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Pettiona | SMLB | 15 | 3 |
| Johnny Lewis | NMLB | 1 | 2 |
| Mowbray Weir | NMLB | 24 | 1 |
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Bennett, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Fagan, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Harrower, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Johnson, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McMahon, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Milburn, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Patterson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pettiona, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Shapter, Ron | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wade, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 16 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baker, Selwyn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Barker, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 45 | Bloomer, Steve | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Brennan, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Donnellan, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Dowling, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Gregory, Johnny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hooke, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Huggins, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Jackson, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Lewis, Johnny (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 4 | McCabe, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Moir, Hector | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | O'Shea, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Peters, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Purcell, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Weir, Mowbray | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 18 | Whittam, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 12 | |||