1931 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results for Fitzroy for the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Brunswick Street Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1931 VFL Season
Team:
Fitzroy
Club:
Fitzroy
Home Ground:
Brunswick Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 4-0-14, P%: 86.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batchelor, Arthur | #3 | 15 | 15 | R01-07, R09-15, R18 |
| Benham, Colin | #1 | 9 | 3 | R04-06, R08-09, R12, R16-18 |
| Bird, Leo | #19 | 8 | 2 | R06, R08-14 |
| Bunton, Haydn | #7 | 18 | 18 | R01-18 |
| Cashman, Jack | #11 | 17 | 16 | R01-04, R06-18 |
| Chapman, Charles | #13 | 2 | 3 | R01-02 |
| Davies, Fred | #10 | 16 | 4 | R01-05, R07, R09-18 |
| Dawson, Horrie | #30 | 9 | 8 | R10-18 |
| Dickens, Arthur | #17 | 3 | 2 | R01, R05, R08 |
| Dowd, Dinny | #28 | 15 | 1 | R04-18 |
| Ellis, Percy | #23 | 14 | 0 | R01-09, R14-18 |
| Finlayson, Roy | #20 | 12 | 0 | R01-03, R05-08, R13-15, R17-18 |
| Fitcher, Alan | #29 | 5 | 3 | R01-02, R04-05, R09 |
| Fleming, Frank | #12 | 2 | 1 | R12-13 |
| Fleming, Ian | #26 | 9 | 3 | R10-18 |
| Gibson, Frank | #5 | 15 | 3 | R01-10, R14-18 |
| Harrington, Tom | #13 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Hartney, Harold | #22 | 4 | 0 | R08, R11-13 |
| Hastie, Lionel | #18 | 13 | 15 | R01-07, R11, R14-18 |
| Hearn, Roy | #27 | 8 | 9 | R09-10, R13-18 |
| Heintz, Fred | #35 | 2 | 0 | R11, R15 |
| Hogan, Austin | #26 | 5 | 2 | R01-05 |
| Hogan, Con | #2 | 13 | 0 | R01-10, R16-18 |
| Holmes, Charlie | #25 | 1 | 0 | R16 |
| Jones, Stan | #5 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Kerr, Cecil | #9 | 16 | 1 | R01-04, R06-17 |
| Mackie, Ken | #32 | 1 | 1 | R02 |
| McDougall, Roy | #35 | 3 | 0 | R11-13 |
| Moriarty, Jack | #6 | 18 | 53 | R01-18 |
| Niven, Colin | #8 | 15 | 0 | R01-04, R06-15, R17 |
| Niven, Ray | #15 | 10 | 14 | R03, R06-10, R12-15 |
| Pearce, Frank | #36 | 3 | 0 | R11-13 |
| Prior, Les | #24 | 12 | 11 | R02-10, R16-18 |
| Reeve, Willis | #16 | 14 | 0 | R01-05, R07, R10-12, R14-18 |
| Rocchi, Jack | #12 | 4 | 0 | R05-06, R08-09 |
| Smallhorn, Wilfred | #21 | 15 | 3 | R01-02, R06-18 |
| Veevers, Ken | #4 | 6 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R07, R10 |
| Verdon, Harry | #13 | 1 | 3 | R03 |
| Williams, Tommy | #14 | 7 | 1 | R03-07, R16, R18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niven, Colin | 18 | 4 | -0- | 14 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/1931 | Round 1 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 12 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 09/05/1931 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 40 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 16/05/1931 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 40 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 23/05/1931 | Round 4 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 9 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 30/05/1931 | Round 5 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 61 | Colin Niven | unknown |
| 27/06/1931 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 14 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 13/06/1931 | Round 7 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 13 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 20/06/1931 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 24 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 04/07/1931 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 40 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 11/07/1931 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 32 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 18/07/1931 | Round 11 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 46 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 25/07/1931 | Round 12 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 11 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 01/08/1931 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 32 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 08/08/1931 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FITZ by 78 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 22/08/1931 | Round 15 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 30 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 29/08/1931 | Round 16 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 14 | Colin Niven | unknown |
| 05/09/1931 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Colin Niven | Colin Niven |
| 12/09/1931 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FITZ by 30 | Colin Niven | unknown |