1931 VFL 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 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Richmond at 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
T. Baker (capt.), J. Carney, A. Coghlan, J. Collins, J. Evans, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, M. Lamb, T. Llewellyn, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, G. Moloney, T. Quinn, A. Rayson, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Walker, J. Williams
Richmond
M. Hunter (capt.), J. Bisset, M. Bolger, T. Dunne, J. Dyer, F. Ford, B. Foster, A. Geddes, W. Gray, F. Heifner, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, J. Twyford, H. Weidner, E. Zschech
Geelong (10.6.66) were defeated by Richmond (15.9.99).
Goalkickers
Geelong: B. Troughton (3), J. Evans (2), A. Rayson (2), L. Hardiman, G. Moloney, T. Quinn
Richmond: J. Titus (4), J. Dyer (3), M. Hunter (3), D. Strang (3), F. Ford, B. Foster
As a result of this match, Geelong faced Carlton in the preliminary final and Richmond faced Geelong in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Geelong
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 26 September 1931
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
48,353
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
Coaches:
Charlie Clymo
(Geelong),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ted Baker
(Geelong),
Maurie Hunter
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||