1931 VFL Round 13: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1931 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 13 of the 1931 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Bill Cubbins captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
In the absence of Joe Scanlan, vice-captain Hec McKay captained the visitors with Ted Johnson as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.
Footscray
B. Cubbins (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, J. Dennington, B. Downie, J. Fincher, J. Hanson, J. Joyce, A. Lambe, I. McAlpine, R. McKay, W. Minogue, A. Morrison, E. Nunn, W. O'Brien, T. Sherman, B. Spurling, A. Stevens
South Melbourne
H. McKay (capt.), T. Johnson (vice-capt.), J. Austin, R. Bennett, T. Brain, H. Clarke, D. Fagan, E. Harrower, R. Hillis, H. McLaughlin, L. Milburn, J. Patterson, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, P. Reville, A. Robertson, R. Shapter, L. Thomas, J. Wade
Footscray (9.14.68) defeated South Melbourne (5.11.41).
Goalkickers
Footscray: F. Aked (2), E. Nunn (2), B. Spurling (2), A. Hopkins, I. McAlpine, W. Minogue
South Melbourne: T. Brain (2), T. Johnson, L. Milburn, B. Pratt
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 6th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 1 August 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
18,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
9.14.68 - 5.11.41
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 14 | 9 | . | 14 | (68) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 11 | (41) |
| Margin | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 6 | FOOT by 23 | FOOT by 27 | FOOT by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
Paddy Scanlan
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
Hec McKay
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
Ted Johnson
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Spurling | FOOT | 14 | 3 |
| Roy McKay | FOOT | 15 | 2 |
| Bob Pratt | SMLB | 11 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dennington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Downie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hanson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Joyce, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Minogue, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Nunn, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | O'Brien, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sherman, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 14 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Bennett, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Fagan, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Harrower, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Johnson, Ted (avc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKay, Hec (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Milburn, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Patterson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pettiona, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shapter, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wade, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 5 | 11 | |||