1931 VFL Round 15: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1931 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 15 of the 1931 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Bill Cubbins captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Colin Niven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by Colin Niven.
Footscray
B. Cubbins (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, B. Downie, J. Fincher, J. Hanson, J. Hayes, J. Joyce, A. Lambe, I. McAlpine, R. McKay, W. Minogue, A. Morrison, E. Nunn, W. O'Brien, T. Sherman, B. Spurling, A. Stevens
Fitzroy
C. Niven (capt.), A. Batchelor, H. Bunton, J. Cashman, F. Davies, H. Dawson, D. Dowd, P. Ellis, R. Finlayson, I. Fleming, F. Gibson, L. Hastie, R. Hearn, F. Heintz, C. Kerr, J. Moriarty, R. Niven, W. Reeve, W. Smallhorn
Footscray (10.12.72) defeated Fitzroy (6.6.42).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Morrison (4), W. Minogue (2), B. Downie, J. Fincher, A. Hopkins, E. Nunn
Fitzroy: J. Cashman (3), H. Bunton (2), A. Batchelor
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 5th on the ladder and Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Fitzroy | 3 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 6 | (42) |
| Margin | FITZ by 13 | FOOT by 11 | FITZ by 4 | FOOT by 30 | FOOT by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
Colin Niven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
Colin Niven
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Hopkins | FOOT | 1 | 3 |
| Haydn Bunton | FITZ | 7 | 2 |
| Arthur Stevens | FOOT | 26 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Downie, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Hanson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hayes, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Joyce, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Minogue, Wally | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 13 | Nunn, Ernie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | O'Brien, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sherman, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Cashman, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dowd, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ellis, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Finlayson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Gibson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hastie, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hearn, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Heintz, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kerr, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Niven, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Niven, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeve, Willis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 6 | 6 | |||