1931 VFL Round 16: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 29 August 1931 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 16 of the 1931 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Bill Cubbins captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.
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
Melbourne
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, B. Adams, B. Avery, P. Beames, R. Conole, B. Cutler, H. Davidson, J. Davidson, T. Esposito, B. Johnson, H. Long, G. Margitich, G. Ogden, J. Power, D. Taylor, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff, F. Vine
Footscray (10.12.72) defeated Melbourne (5.8.38).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Morrison (3), B. Downie (2), E. Nunn (2), J. Joyce, W. Minogue, A. Stevens
Melbourne: B. Johnson (3), B. Adams, G. Margitich
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 5th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 29 August 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 8 | (38) |
| Margin | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 19 | FOOT by 34 | FOOT by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Hopkins | FOOT | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Abernethy | MELB | 4 | 2 |
| Bill Cubbins | FOOT | 2 | 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 | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 25 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hanson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hayes, 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 | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 13 | Nunn, Ernie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | O'Brien, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Sherman, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Adams, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Avery, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Conole, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Cutler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Davidson, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Esposito, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Power, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Vanthoff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 5 | 8 | |||