1931 VFL Round 14: Geelong v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1931 between Geelong and Melbourne during round 14 of the 1931 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Melbourne at Corio Oval.
Ted Baker captained the hosts.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Clymo and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.
Geelong
T. Baker (capt.), J. Carney, J. Collins, J. Evans, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, M. Kelly, M. Lamb, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, G. Moloney, T. Quinn, J. Sellwood, M. Stokes, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker, J. Williams
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, B. Avery, P. Beames, R. Conole, B. Cutler, H. Davidson, J. Davidson, T. Esposito, L. Gough, W. Jackson, B. Johnson, H. Long, G. Margitich, G. Ogden, D. Taylor, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff, F. Vine
Geelong (11.11.77) defeated Melbourne (6.9.45).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Moloney (6), T. Baker, J. Collins, L. Hardiman, T. Quinn, B. Troughton
Melbourne: H. Long (2), D. Taylor (2), J. Davidson, B. Johnson
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Geelong
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
9,250
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | (45) |
| Margin | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 32 | GEEL by 32 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Clymo
(Geelong),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Ted Baker
(Geelong),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reg Hickey | GEEL | 18 | 3 |
| Percy Beames | MELB | 24 | 2 |
| George Moloney | GEEL | 14 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lamb, Milton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McDonald, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Metherell, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Sellwood, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stokes, Mac | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Troughton, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Walker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 11 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Avery, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Conole, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Cutler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Davidson, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Esposito, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Gough, Lew | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jackson, Webber | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Vanthoff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 9 | |||