1931 VFL Season 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 thirteen of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (9.14.68) defeated South Melbourne (5.11.41).
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
Footscray
Captain: Bill CubbinsVice-Captain: Allan Hopkins
Coach: Bill Cubbins
South Melbourne
Captain: Hec McKay (acting)Vice-Captain: Ted Johnson (acting)
Coach: Paddy Scanlan
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 | |||