1931 VFL Round 14: Richmond v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1931 between Richmond and Footscray during round 14 of the 1931 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Footscray at Punt Road Oval.
Maurie Hunter captained the hosts.
Bill Cubbins captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Bill Cubbins.
Richmond
M. Hunter (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, J. Bisset, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, 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
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
Richmond (7.12.54) were defeated by Footscray (10.18.78).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Strang (3), G. Strang (3), J. Twyford
Footscray: B. Downie (2), E. Nunn (2), J. Fincher, J. Joyce, W. Minogue, W. O'Brien, B. Spurling, A. Stevens
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 14
Teams:
Richmond
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 8 August 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
25,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 12 | 7 | . | 12 | (54) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 16 | 10 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 18 | (78) |
| Margin | FOOT by 21 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray)
Captains:
Maurie Hunter
(Richmond),
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
P. Ellingsen
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wally O'Brien | FOOT | 12 | 3 |
| Ivan McAlpine | FOOT | 22 | 2 |
| Arthur Stevens | FOOT | 26 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 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 | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Twyford, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 12 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Dennington, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Downie, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hanson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Joyce, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Minogue, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Nunn, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | O'Brien, Wally | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Sherman, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 18 | |||