1931 VFL Season Semi Final 1: Carlton v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 19 September 1931 between Carlton and Collingwood in the first semi final of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League. Carlton hosted Collingwood at the MCG. Colin Martyn captained the hosts. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Frank Murphy as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Carlton (20.10.130) defeated Collingwood (5.12.42).

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Round: First Semi Final
Teams: Carlton v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 19 September 1931
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 51,140

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Collingwood
Score: 20.10.130 - 5.12.42

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 3 . 1 8 . 1 11 . 3 20 . 10 20 . 10 (130)
Collingwood 1 . 7 1 . 9 4 . 11 5 . 12 5 . 12 (42)
Margin CARL by 6 CARL by 34 CARL by 34 CARL by 88 CARL by 88
Duration

Honour Roll

Carlton

Captain: Colin Martyn
Coach: Dan Minogue

Collingwood

Captain: Syd Coventry
Vice-Captain: Frank Murphy
Coach: Jock McHale

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

P. Ellingsen

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
30 Arthur, Vin ? ? 3 ?
31 Clarke, Ansell ? ? 2 ?
1 Clover, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
12 Crisp, Mickey ? ? 2 ?
23 Crowe, Jim ? ? 0 ?
17 Davey, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
19 Doyle, Alex ? ? 0 ?
27 Egan, Alf ? ? 0 ?
6 Gilby, Fred ? ? 0 ?
21 Gill, Frank ? ? 0 ?
14 Green, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Huxtable, Eric ? ? 0 ?
15 Johnson, Maurie ? ? 0 ?
10 Kelleher, Dinny ? ? 0 ?
7 Kelly, Joe ? ? 1 ?
28 Little, Eric ? ? 0 ?
2 Martyn, Colin (c) ? ? 0 ?
8 Morrissey, George ? ? 0 ?
22 Vallence, Harry ? ? 11 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 20 10

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 ? ? 0 ?
8 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
9 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
15 Froude, Fred ? ? 1 ?
3 Harris, Don ? ? 1 ?
20 Makeham, Bob ? ? 1 ?
21 Murphy, Frank (vc) ? ? 0 ?
25 Perrett, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
27 Regan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
26 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
28 Tatham, George ? ? 1 ?
29 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 5 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