1931 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1931 between Richmond and Geelong during round 18 of the 1931 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Geelong at Punt Road Oval.
Maurie Hunter captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Charlie Clymo.
Richmond
M. Hunter (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, J. Bisset, M. Bolger, F. Ford, B. Foster, A. Geddes, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, J. Twyford, H. Weidner, E. Zschech
Geelong
J. Carney, J. Collins, J. Evans, E. Greeves, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, M. Lamb, T. Llewellyn, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, F. Mockridge, G. Moloney, T. Quinn, A. Rayson, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker, J. Williams
Richmond (8.8.56) were defeated by Geelong (11.17.83).
Goalkickers
Richmond: M. Hunter (2), D. Strang (2), J. Titus (2), J. Bisset, G. Strang
Geelong: L. Hardiman (3), A. Rayson (3), G. Moloney (2), J. Collins, P. Hardiman, T. Quinn
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (down from 1st) and Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Richmond
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 12 September 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
15,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Geelong | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 17 | 11 | . | 17 | (83) |
| Margin | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 16 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 27 | GEEL by 27 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Charlie Clymo
(Geelong)
Captains:
Maurie Hunter
(Richmond),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Lamb | GEEL | 7 | 3 |
| Stan Judkins | RICH | 6 | 2 |
| Bert Foster | RICH | 11 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ford, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hunter, Maurie (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Doug | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Twyford, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 8 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Lamb, Milton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Llewellyn, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McDonald, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Metherell, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Mockridge, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Troughton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Walker, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 17 | |||