1931 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1931 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 8-0-10, P%: 91.7)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy, Jim | #4 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Adams, Bill | #8 | 1 | 1 | R16 |
| Avery, Bert | #7 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Beames, Percy | #24 | 11 | 2 | R08-18 |
| Cassidy, George | #37 | 3 | 2 | R01, R13, R18 |
| Collins, Billy | #25 | 2 | 0 | R11-12 |
| Collins, Jack | #10 | 8 | 1 | R01-02, R05-08, R10, R12 |
| Conole, Reg | #22 | 14 | 2 | R02-08, R11-17 |
| Crapper, Harry | #15 | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R05, R07, R10 |
| Cutler, Bill | #18 | 7 | 0 | R10-11, R13-17 |
| Davidson, Hec | #5 | 6 | 0 | R03-04, R06, R13-14, R16 |
| Davidson, Jimmy | #29 | 18 | 8 | R01-18 |
| Esposito, Ted | #6 | 17 | 4 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Gough, Lew | #31 | 4 | 0 | R10, R13-15 |
| Green, Ossie | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| Jackson, Webber | #28 | 12 | 5 | R01, R03-04, R09-15, R17-18 |
| Johnson, Bob | #16 | 15 | 44 | R01-09, R11-12, R14, R16-18 |
| Lindsay, Gordon | #13 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Long, Harry | #20 | 18 | 7 | R01-18 |
| MacDonald, Bill | #17 | 3 | 0 | R06-08 |
| Margitich, George | #3 | 17 | 66 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Murray, Wyn | #2 | 7 | 1 | R01-03, R08-11 |
| Ogden, Gordon | #32 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R09-17 |
| Pemberton, Edwin | #19 | 5 | 0 | R01, R05-06, R17-18 |
| Power, Jack | #12 | 12 | 1 | R04-09, R12-13, R15-18 |
| Smith, Frank | #11 | 12 | 0 | R02-04, R06-09, R12-13, R15, R17-18 |
| Steel, Howard | #30 | 3 | 1 | R01-03 |
| Taylor, Dick | #35 | 15 | 12 | R02-10, R13-18 |
| Tymms, Bill | #26 | 11 | 0 | R01-07, R09, R11-12, R18 |
| Usher, Ray | #34 | 15 | 1 | R01-05, R07-11, R14-18 |
| Vanthoff, Bill | #21 | 14 | 12 | R03-10, R12-17 |
| Vine, Frank | #23 | 14 | 2 | R01-05, R09-16, R18 |
| Warne-Smith, Ivor | #14 | 16 | 9 | R01-02, R05-18 |
| Wittman, Stan | #1 | 6 | 1 | R04-08, R11 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warne-Smith, Ivor | 18 | 8 | -0- | 10 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/1931 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 12 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 09/05/1931 | Round 2 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 4 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 16/05/1931 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 4 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Dick Taylor |
| 23/05/1931 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 15 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Dick Taylor |
| 30/05/1931 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 16 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 08/06/1931 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 39 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 13/06/1931 | Round 7 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 17 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 20/06/1931 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 64 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 04/07/1931 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 27 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 11/07/1931 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 13 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 18/07/1931 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 51 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 25/07/1931 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 11 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 01/08/1931 | Round 13 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 1 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 08/08/1931 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 32 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 22/08/1931 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 75 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 29/08/1931 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 34 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 05/09/1931 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 44 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |
| 12/09/1931 | Round 18 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 70 | Ivor Warne-Smith | Ivor Warne-Smith |