1931 VFL Season Round 17: Carlton v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1931 between Carlton and Footscray during round seventeen of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Footscray at Princes Park. Colin Martyn captained the hosts. Bill Cubbins captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Bill Cubbins.

Carlton (6.14.50) were defeated by Footscray (7.12.54).

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Carlton v Footscray
Date: Saturday 5 September 1931
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Princes Park
Attendance: 39,000

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Footscray
Score: 6.14.50 - 7.12.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 0 3 . 5 3 . 10 6 . 14 6 . 14 (50)
Footscray 1 . 3 4 . 7 6 . 12 7 . 12 7 . 12 (54)
Margin FOOT by 3 FOOT by 8 FOOT by 20 FOOT by 4 FOOT by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Colin Martyn
Coach: Dan Minogue

Footscray

Captain: Bill Cubbins
Vice-Captain: Allan Hopkins
Coach: Bill Cubbins

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

G. Batt

Boundary Umpires

J. Brandon

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Ivan McAlpine FOOT 22 3
Bill Cubbins FOOT 2 2
Eric Huxtable CARL 9 1

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Allen, Les ? ? 0 ?
30 Arthur, Vin ? ? 0 ?
31 Clarke, Ansell ? ? 0 ?
12 Crisp, Mickey ? ? 2 ?
23 Crowe, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Davey, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
27 Egan, Alf ? ? 1 ?
6 Gilby, Fred ? ? 0 ?
21 Gill, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Huxtable, Eric ? ? 0 ?
15 Johnson, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
10 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
2 Martyn, Colin (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrissey, George ? ? 0 ?
25 O'Brien, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
32 O'Rourke, Frank ? ? 0 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 3 ?
29 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 6 14

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 ? ? 1 ?
25 Fincher, Jack ? ? 1 ?
11 Hanson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
1 Hopkins, Allan (vc) ? ? 0 ?
24 Joyce, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
5 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
22 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
15 McKay, Roy ? ? 0 ?
3 Minogue, Wally ? ? 2 ?
7 Morrison, Alby ? ? 0 ?
13 Nunn, Ernie ? ? 1 ?
12 O'Brien, Wally ? ? 0 ?
30 Sherman, Ted ? ? 0 ?
14 Spurling, Bill ? ? 2 ?
26 Stevens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s