1931 VFL Season Round 17: St Kilda v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1931 between St Kilda and Collingwood during round seventeen of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
St Kilda hosted Collingwood at Junction Oval.
Harold Matthews captained the hosts.
Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Frank Murphy as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
St Kilda (21.16.142) defeated Collingwood (20.8.128).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 5 September 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
17,000
Match Results
Outcome:
St Kilda
def.
Collingwood
Score:
21.16.142 - 20.8.128
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 8 | 14 | . | 11 | 21 | . | 16 | 21 | . | 16 | (142) |
| Collingwood | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 6 | 20 | . | 8 | 20 | . | 8 | (128) |
| Margin | STKL by 6 | STKL by 8 | COLL by 1 | STKL by 14 | STKL by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
St Kilda
Captain: Harold MatthewsCoach: Charlie Hardy
Collingwood
Captain: Syd CoventryVice-Captain: Frank Murphy
Coach: Jock McHale
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Andrew | COLL | 1 | 3 |
| George Chapman | STKL | 5 | 2 |
| Harry Comte | STKL | 9 | 1 |
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Anderson, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 12 | Bence, Roy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | Chapman, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Comte, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Davis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Forbes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | George, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hindson, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jones, Lloyd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | King, Stuart | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Matthews, Harold (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 11 | ? |
| 31 | Neil, Geoff | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Neill, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Roberts, William | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Stevens, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | White, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 21 | 16 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 11 | ? |
| 9 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Frank (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Tatham, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 20 | 8 | |||