1931 VFL Season Round 18: Collingwood v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1931 between Collingwood and Melbourne during round eighteen of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Melbourne at Victoria Park.
Syd Coventry captained the hosts with Frank Murphy as vice-captain.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the visitors with Dick Taylor as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.
Collingwood (18.19.127) defeated Melbourne (8.9.57).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 12 September 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Victoria Park
Attendance:
14,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def.
Melbourne
Score:
18.19.127 - 8.9.57
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 11 | 13 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 19 | 18 | . | 19 | (127) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 2 | 7 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | MELB by 16 | COLL by 27 | COLL by 40 | COLL by 70 | COLL by 70 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Syd CoventryVice-Captain: Frank Murphy
Coach: Jock McHale
Melbourne
Captain: Ivor Warne-SmithVice-Captain: Dick Taylor
Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Smith | MELB | 11 | 3 |
| Harry Collier | COLL | 7 | 2 |
| Harold Rumney | COLL | 26 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew, Bruce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 9 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 15 | Froude, Fred | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Frank (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Regan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Tatham, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 18 | 19 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Avery, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 37 | Cassidy, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Esposito, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Green, Ossie | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 28 | Jackson, Webber | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Pemberton, Edwin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Power, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 9 | |||