1931 VFL Round 18: South Melbourne v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1931 between South Melbourne and Fitzroy during round 18 of the 1931 VFL season.
South Melbourne hosted Fitzroy at Lakeside Oval.
In the absence of Joe Scanlan, vice-captain Hec McKay captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Colin Niven.
South Melbourne
H. McKay (capt.), J. Austin, R. Bennett, T. Brain, H. Clarke, D. Fagan, C. Fisher, R. Hillis, T. Johnson, H. McLaughlin, N. McPherson, A. Mietzcke, C. Pettiona, J. Poulter, B. Pratt, K. Reynolds, A. Robertson, L. Thomas, J. Wade
Fitzroy
A. Batchelor, C. Benham, H. Bunton, J. Cashman, F. Davies, H. Dawson, D. Dowd, P. Ellis, R. Finlayson, I. Fleming, F. Gibson, L. Hastie, R. Hearn, C. Hogan, J. Moriarty, L. Prior, W. Reeve, W. Smallhorn, T. Williams
South Melbourne (5.14.44) were defeated by Fitzroy (10.14.74).
Goalkickers
South Melbourne: A. Robertson (2), T. Johnson, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt
Fitzroy: H. Bunton (3), J. Moriarty (3), A. Batchelor, C. Benham, D. Dowd, W. Smallhorn
As a result of this match, South Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Fitzroy remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
South Melbourne
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 12 September 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Attendance:
4,500
Match Results
Outcome:
South Melbourne
def. by
Fitzroy
Score:
5.14.44 - 10.14.74
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 2 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 10 | 5 | . | 14 | 5 | . | 14 | (44) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 14 | (74) |
| Margin | SMLB by 8 | FITZ by 31 | FITZ by 32 | FITZ by 30 | FITZ by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(South Melbourne),
Colin Niven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Hec McKay
(South Melbourne),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Pawley
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haydn Bunton | FITZ | 7 | 3 |
| Arthur Batchelor | FITZ | 3 | 2 |
| Hec McKay | SMLB | 2 | 1 |
Player Statistics
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Bennett, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Brain, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Fagan, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Fisher, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Johnson, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McKay, Hec (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | McPherson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Mietzcke, Art | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pettiona, Cecil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Reynolds, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wade, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 5 | 14 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Batchelor, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Benham, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Cashman, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Davies, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Dawson, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dowd, Dinny | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Ellis, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Finlayson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Gibson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hastie, Lionel | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hearn, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hogan, Con | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reeve, Willis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Williams, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 14 | |||