1931 VFL Season: Fitzroy
These are the details of the premiership results of Fitzroy for the 1931 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1931 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.