1931 VFL Season Semi Final 2: Geelong v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 26 September 1931 between Geelong and Richmond in the second semi final of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League. Geelong hosted Richmond at the MCG. Ted Baker captained the hosts. Maurie Hunter captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Charlie Clymo and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

Geelong (10.6.66) were defeated by Richmond (15.9.99).

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Round: Second Semi Final
Teams: Geelong v Richmond
Date: Saturday 26 September 1931
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 48,353

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Richmond
Score: 10.6.66 - 15.9.99

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 5 . 2 7 . 2 9 . 3 10 . 6 10 . 6 (66)
Richmond 5 . 0 8 . 6 12 . 8 15 . 9 15 . 9 (99)
Margin GEEL by 2 RICH by 10 RICH by 23 RICH by 33 RICH by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Geelong

Captain: Ted Baker
Coach: Charlie Clymo

Richmond

Captain: Maurie Hunter
Coach: Frank Hughes

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

B. Scott

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Baker, Ted (c) ? ? 0 ?
12 Carney, Jack ? ? 0 ?
13 Coghlan, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Evans, Jack ? ? 2 ?
25 Hardiman, Les ? ? 1 ?
27 Hardiman, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Hickey, Reg ? ? 0 ?
7 Lamb, Milton ? ? 0 ?
8 Llewellyn, Ted ? ? 0 ?
6 McDonald, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
3 Metherell, Len ? ? 0 ?
14 Moloney, George ? ? 1 ?
16 Quinn, Tommy ? ? 1 ?
28 Rayson, Arthur ? ? 2 ?
19 Todd, George ? ? 0 ?
11 Troughton, Bob ? ? 3 ?
15 Walker, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Williams, Jack ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 10 6

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
7 Bisset, Jack ? ? 0 ?
9 Bolger, Martin ? ? 0 ?
17 Dunne, Tom ? ? 0 ?
17 Dyer, Jack ? ? 3 ?
24 Ford, Frank ? ? 1 ?
11 Foster, Bert ? ? 1 ?
8 Geddes, Allan ? ? 0 ?
26 Gray, Wally ? ? 0 ?
33 Heifner, Fred ? ? 0 ?
20 Hunter, Maurie (c) ? ? 3 ?
6 Judkins, Stan ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
28 Strang, Doug ? ? 3 ?
23 Strang, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
12 Titus, Jack ? ? 4 ?
2 Twyford, Jack ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 0 ?
25 Zschech, Eric ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 9

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