1931 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1931 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
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
Team Leaders
Captain:
Ivor Warne-Smith
Vice-Captain:
Dick Taylor
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 |