1931 VFL Season: Richmond

These are the details of the premiership results for Richmond for the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Geelong in the second semi final, Richmond were defeated by Geelong in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1931 VFL Season
Team: Richmond
Club: Richmond
Home Ground: Punt Road Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 141.1)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Baggott, Jack #14 16 7 R01-07, R09, R11-18
Bentley, Perce #1 10 1 R09-18
Benton, Bill #3 4 0 R04, R06, R08-09
Bisset, Jack #7 19 3 R01-12, R14-18, SF, GF
Bolger, Martin #9 20 0 R01-18, SF, GF
Cunningham, Tom #31 2 2 R06, R09
Dunne, Tom #17 2 0 SF, GF
Dyer, Jack #17 6 5 R02, R13-14, R17, SF, GF
Ford, Frank #24 16 11 R01-08, R10-12, R15, R17-18, SF, GF
Foster, Bert #11 20 6 R01-18, SF, GF
Geddes, Allan #8 18 0 R01-05, R07, R09-18, SF, GF
Gray, Wally #26 2 0 R06, SF
Heifner, Fred #33 11 0 R01-05, R07-08, R10-11, SF, GF
Hunter, Maurie #20 18 34 R01-03, R06-18, SF, GF
Judkins, Stan #6 20 1 R01-18, SF, GF
McCormack, Basil #9 19 0 R01-05, R07-18, SF, GF
Murdoch, Joe #13 20 0 R01-18, SF, GF
Oakley, Allan #15 2 0 R04-05
O'Halloran, Tom #18 8 7 R01-05, R07-08, GF
O'Neill, Kevin #16 19 0 R01-18, GF
Sheahan, Maurie #4 12 0 R01, R06, R09-18
Strang, Doug #28 19 68 R01-10, R12-18, SF, GF
Strang, Gordon #23 20 20 R01-18, SF, GF
Street, Charlie #5 2 0 R13, R16
Titus, Jack #12 20 47 R01-18, SF, GF
Twyford, Jack #2 15 6 R05-16, R18, SF, GF
Watson, Carl #22 2 0 R03, R08
Weidner, Harry #7 19 26 R01-18, SF
Zschech, Eric #25 19 3 R01-08, R10-18, SF, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Hughes, Frank 20 16 -0- 4 R01-18, SF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
02/05/1931 Round 1 Carlton AWAY WIN RICH by 9 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
09/05/1931 Round 2 North Melbourne HOME WIN RICH by 168 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
16/05/1931 Round 3 Footscray AWAY WIN RICH by 42 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
23/05/1931 Round 4 Collingwood HOME WIN RICH by 4 Frank Hughes Basil McCormack
30/05/1931 Round 5 Essendon AWAY WIN RICH by 14 Frank Hughes Basil McCormack
27/06/1931 Round 6 Hawthorn HOME WIN RICH by 11 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
13/06/1931 Round 7 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEEL by 27 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
20/06/1931 Round 8 South Melbourne HOME WIN RICH by 27 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
04/07/1931 Round 9 Fitzroy AWAY WIN RICH by 40 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
11/07/1931 Round 10 Melbourne HOME WIN RICH by 13 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
18/07/1931 Round 11 St Kilda AWAY WIN RICH by 37 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
25/07/1931 Round 12 Carlton HOME WIN RICH by 17 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
01/08/1931 Round 13 North Melbourne AWAY WIN RICH by 39 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
08/08/1931 Round 14 Footscray HOME LOSS FOOT by 24 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
22/08/1931 Round 15 Collingwood AWAY WIN RICH by 24 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
29/08/1931 Round 16 Essendon HOME WIN RICH by 51 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
05/09/1931 Round 17 Hawthorn AWAY WIN RICH by 56 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
12/09/1931 Round 18 Geelong HOME LOSS GEEL by 27 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
26/09/1931 Semi Final Geelong AWAY WIN RICH by 33 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter
10/10/1931 Grand Final Geelong HOME LOSS GEEL by 20 Frank Hughes Maurie Hunter