1931 VFLS Season

These are the results for the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured eighteen rounds. It should be noted that teams did not necessarily play their matches following the same order as the nominal round numbers of those matches this season. Collingwood District were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Melbourne Seconds were the premiers, with Charlie Streeter as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1931 VFLS Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Seconds Princes Park Jimmy Goonan
Collingwood District Victoria Park Hughie Thomas
Essendon Seconds Windy Hill
Fitzroy Seconds Brunswick Street Oval
Footscray Seconds Western Oval
Geelong Seconds Corio Oval
Hawthorn Seconds Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne Seconds MCG Charlie Streeter
North Melbourne Seconds Arden Street Oval
Richmond Seconds Punt Road Oval Bob O'Neill
South Melbourne Seconds Lakeside Oval
St Kilda Seconds Junction Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Melbourne Seconds
Runners-Up: Geelong Seconds
Minor Premiers: Collingwood District

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Collingwood District 1st 15 -0- 3 60 142.7% 1,426 999 197 244 130 219
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 166.7% 1,620 972 226 264 134 168
Geelong Seconds 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 150.4% 1,507 1,002 204 283 139 168
Essendon Seconds 4th 13 -0- 5 52 126.8% 1,442 1,137 195 272 158 189
St Kilda Seconds 5th 10 -0- 8 40 97.9% 1,320 1,349 184 216 189 215
Carlton Seconds 6th 10 -0- 8 40 96.5% 1,361 1,410 193 203 192 258
Richmond Seconds 7th 9 -0- 9 36 114.5% 1,444 1,261 196 268 176 205
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 7 -0- 11 28 93.9% 1,210 1,289 168 202 179 215
Footscray Seconds 9th 5 -0- 13 20 77.7% 1,153 1,484 159 199 210 224
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 5 -0- 13 20 73.6% 1,200 1,631 168 192 226 275
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 5 -0- 13 20 68.9% 1,022 1,484 137 200 204 260
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 17 4 60.6% 1,055 1,742 152 143 242 290

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Melbourne Seconds 1st Premiers
Geelong Seconds 2nd Runners-Up
Collingwood District 3rd Defeated by Geelong Seconds (Preliminary Final)
Essendon Seconds 4th Defeated by Geelong Seconds (Semi Final)
St Kilda Seconds 5th Did not qualify for finals
Carlton Seconds 6th Did not qualify for finals
Richmond Seconds 7th Did not qualify for finals
South Melbourne Seconds 8th Did not qualify for finals
Footscray Seconds 9th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy Seconds 10th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn Seconds 11th Did not qualify for finals
North Melbourne Seconds 12th Did not qualify for finals

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. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1931 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 116 - 78
SAT 02/05/1931 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 68 - 113
SAT 02/05/1931 Geelong (S) v Collingwood District Corio Oval 113 - 61
SAT 02/05/1931 Hawthorn (S) v Footscray (S) Glenferrie Oval 71 - 41
SAT 02/05/1931 Richmond (S) v Carlton (S) Punt Road Oval 126 - 128
SAT 02/05/1931 South Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 125 - 78

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Seconds 1st 1 -0- 0 4 185.2% 113 61
Hawthorn Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 173.2% 71 41
Melbourne Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 166.2% 113 68
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 1 -0- 0 4 160.3% 125 78
Essendon Seconds 5th 1 -0- 0 4 148.7% 116 78
Carlton Seconds 6th 1 -0- 0 4 101.6% 128 126
Richmond Seconds 7th 0 -0- 1 0 98.4% 126 128
St Kilda Seconds 8th 0 -0- 1 0 67.2% 78 116
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 0 -0- 1 0 62.4% 78 125
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 0 -0- 1 0 60.2% 68 113
Footscray Seconds 11th 0 -0- 1 0 57.7% 41 71
Collingwood District 12th 0 -0- 1 0 54.0% 61 113

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1931 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) Princes Park 114 - 109
SAT 09/05/1931 Collingwood District v Hawthorn (S) Victoria Park 118 - 33
SAT 09/05/1931 Footscray (S) v South Melbourne (S) Western Oval 95 - 78
SAT 09/05/1931 Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 130 - 86
SAT 09/05/1931 North Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Arden Street Oval 67 - 83
SAT 09/05/1931 St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) Junction Oval 76 - 120

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Seconds 1st 2 -0- 0 8 170.1% 233 137
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 157.8% 243 154
Carlton Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 103.0% 242 235
Collingwood District 4th 1 -0- 1 4 122.6% 179 146
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 4 117.3% 203 173
Richmond Seconds 6th 1 -0- 1 4 107.2% 209 195
Essendon Seconds 7th 1 -0- 1 4 97.1% 202 208
Footscray Seconds 8th 1 -0- 1 4 91.3% 136 149
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 1 -0- 1 4 65.4% 104 159
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 0 -0- 2 0 78.0% 177 227
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 2 0 69.7% 145 208
St Kilda Seconds 12th 0 -0- 2 0 65.3% 154 236

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1931 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) Windy Hill 66 - 87
SAT 16/05/1931 Fitzroy (S) v North Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 82 - 76
SAT 16/05/1931 Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 112 - 73
SAT 16/05/1931 Hawthorn (S) v St Kilda (S) Glenferrie Oval 83 - 89
SAT 16/05/1931 Richmond (S) v Footscray (S) Punt Road Oval 151 - 55
SAT 16/05/1931 South Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District Lakeside Oval 57 - 66

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong Seconds 1st 3 -0- 0 12 164.3% 345 210
Carlton Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 109.3% 329 301
Richmond Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 144.0% 360 250
Collingwood District 4th 2 -0- 1 8 120.7% 245 203
Melbourne Seconds 5th 2 -0- 1 8 118.8% 316 266
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 1 -0- 2 4 108.8% 260 239
Essendon Seconds 7th 1 -0- 2 4 90.8% 268 295
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 1 -0- 2 4 85.5% 259 303
St Kilda Seconds 9th 1 -0- 2 4 76.2% 243 319
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 1 -0- 2 4 75.4% 187 248
Footscray Seconds 11th 1 -0- 2 4 63.7% 191 300
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 3 0 76.2% 221 290

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1931 Carlton (S) v Geelong (S) Princes Park 76 - 57
SAT 23/05/1931 Collingwood District v Richmond (S) Victoria Park 99 - 48
SAT 23/05/1931 Footscray (S) v Fitzroy (S) Western Oval 76 - 82
SAT 23/05/1931 Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) MCG 139 - 57
SAT 23/05/1931 North Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Arden Street Oval 58 - 88
SAT 23/05/1931 St Kilda (S) v South Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 109 - 82

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 4 -0- 0 16 113.1% 405 358
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 140.9% 455 323
Geelong Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 140.6% 402 286
Collingwood District 4th 3 -0- 1 12 137.1% 344 251
Richmond Seconds 5th 2 -0- 2 8 116.9% 408 349
Essendon Seconds 6th 2 -0- 2 8 100.8% 356 353
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 2 -0- 2 8 90.0% 341 379
St Kilda Seconds 8th 2 -0- 2 8 87.8% 352 401
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 3 4 98.3% 342 348
Footscray Seconds 10th 1 -0- 3 4 69.9% 267 382
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 1 -0- 3 4 63.0% 244 387
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 4 0 73.8% 279 378

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1931 Collingwood District v Carlton (S) Victoria Park 129 - 86
SAT 30/05/1931 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 75 - 78
SAT 30/05/1931 Footscray (S) v Melbourne (S) Western Oval 47 - 65
SAT 30/05/1931 North Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Arden Street Oval 78 - 94
SAT 30/05/1931 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) Punt Road Oval 81 - 95
SAT 30/05/1931 South Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Lakeside Oval 89 - 51

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 4 -0- 1 16 140.5% 520 370
Collingwood District 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 140.4% 473 337
Geelong Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 133.0% 480 361
Carlton Seconds 4th 4 -0- 1 16 100.8% 491 487
Essendon Seconds 5th 3 -0- 2 12 103.9% 451 434
St Kilda Seconds 6th 3 -0- 2 12 93.1% 446 479
Richmond Seconds 7th 2 -0- 3 8 110.1% 489 444
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 3 8 108.0% 431 399
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 2 -0- 3 8 91.0% 416 457
Footscray Seconds 10th 1 -0- 4 4 70.2% 314 447
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 1 -0- 4 4 62.0% 295 476
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 5 0 75.6% 357 472

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1931 Geelong (S) v South Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 41 - 62
SAT 06/06/1931 St Kilda (S) v Collingwood District Junction Oval 57 - 70
MON 08/06/1931 Carlton (S) v Footscray (S) Princes Park 73 - 52
MON 08/06/1931 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 81 - 57
MON 08/06/1931 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) Glenferrie Oval 66 - 46
SAT 27/06/1931 Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) MCG 147 - 20

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 5 -0- 1 20 171.0% 667 390
Collingwood District 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 137.8% 543 394
Carlton Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 104.6% 564 539
Geelong Seconds 4th 4 -0- 2 16 123.2% 521 423
Essendon Seconds 5th 4 -0- 2 16 108.4% 532 491
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 3 -0- 3 12 112.0% 493 440
St Kilda Seconds 7th 3 -0- 3 12 91.6% 503 549
Richmond Seconds 8th 2 -0- 4 8 104.9% 535 510
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 2 -0- 4 8 87.9% 473 538
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 2 -0- 4 8 69.2% 361 522
Footscray Seconds 11th 1 -0- 5 4 70.4% 366 520
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 6 0 60.9% 377 619

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1931 Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S) Princes Park 115 - 39
SAT 13/06/1931 Collingwood District v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 57 - 64
SAT 13/06/1931 Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) Glenferrie Oval 57 - 103
SAT 13/06/1931 North Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Arden Street Oval 69 - 121
SAT 13/06/1931 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) Punt Road Oval 68 - 57
SAT 13/06/1931 South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Lakeside Oval 84 - 76

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 6 -0- 1 24 163.5% 731 447
Carlton Seconds 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 117.5% 679 578
Collingwood District 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 131.0% 600 458
Essendon Seconds 4th 5 -0- 2 20 115.9% 635 548
Geelong Seconds 5th 4 -0- 3 16 117.7% 578 491
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 4 -0- 3 16 111.8% 577 516
Richmond Seconds 7th 3 -0- 4 12 106.3% 603 567
St Kilda Seconds 8th 3 -0- 4 12 81.6% 542 664
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 2 -0- 5 8 88.3% 549 622
Footscray Seconds 10th 2 -0- 5 8 82.7% 487 589
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 5 8 66.9% 418 625
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 7 0 60.3% 446 740

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1931 Fitzroy (S) v Hawthorn (S) Brunswick Street Oval 84 - 66
SAT 20/06/1931 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 61 - 53
SAT 20/06/1931 Geelong (S) v Essendon (S) Corio Oval 63 - 11
SAT 20/06/1931 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 90 - 25
SAT 20/06/1931 North Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District Arden Street Oval 43 - 56
SAT 20/06/1931 South Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Lakeside Oval 78 - 49

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 7 -0- 1 28 173.9% 821 472
Collingwood District 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 130.9% 656 501
Carlton Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 105.4% 704 668
Geelong Seconds 4th 5 -0- 3 20 127.7% 641 502
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 5 -0- 3 20 115.9% 655 565
Essendon Seconds 6th 5 -0- 3 20 105.7% 646 611
Richmond Seconds 7th 3 -0- 5 12 101.1% 652 645
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 3 -0- 5 12 92.0% 633 688
Footscray Seconds 9th 3 -0- 5 12 85.4% 548 642
St Kilda Seconds 10th 3 -0- 5 12 82.1% 595 725
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 6 8 68.3% 484 709
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 8 0 61.4% 489 796

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1931 Hawthorn (S) v Geelong (S) Corio Oval 64 - 128
SAT 04/07/1931 Carlton (S) v North Melbourne (S) Princes Park 100 - 86
SAT 04/07/1931 Collingwood District v Footscray (S) Victoria Park 53 - 49
SAT 04/07/1931 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 60 - 40
SAT 04/07/1931 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) Punt Road Oval 97 - 46
SAT 04/07/1931 St Kilda (S) v Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 51 - 43

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 7 -0- 2 28 165.2% 864 523
Collingwood District 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 128.9% 709 550
Carlton Seconds 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 106.6% 804 754
Geelong Seconds 4th 6 -0- 3 24 135.9% 769 566
Essendon Seconds 5th 6 -0- 3 24 108.4% 706 651
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 5 -0- 4 20 111.2% 695 625
Richmond Seconds 7th 4 -0- 5 16 108.4% 749 691
St Kilda Seconds 8th 4 -0- 5 16 84.1% 646 768
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 3 -0- 6 12 86.5% 679 785
Footscray Seconds 10th 3 -0- 6 12 85.9% 597 695
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 7 8 65.5% 548 837
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 9 0 64.2% 575 896

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1931 Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) Princes Park 83 - 38
SAT 11/07/1931 Collingwood District v Essendon (S) Victoria Park 78 - 31
SAT 11/07/1931 Footscray (S) v Geelong (S) Western Oval 33 - 105
SAT 11/07/1931 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 86 - 25
SAT 11/07/1931 North Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Arden Street Oval 36 - 67
SAT 11/07/1931 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Junction Oval 117 - 23

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 8 -0- 2 32 173.4% 950 548
Collingwood District 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 135.5% 787 581
Carlton Seconds 3rd 8 -0- 2 32 112.0% 887 792
Geelong Seconds 4th 7 -0- 3 28 145.9% 874 599
Essendon Seconds 5th 6 -0- 4 24 101.1% 737 729
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 5 -0- 5 20 103.5% 733 708
St Kilda Seconds 7th 5 -0- 5 20 96.5% 763 791
Richmond Seconds 8th 4 -0- 6 16 99.6% 774 777
Footscray Seconds 9th 3 -0- 7 12 78.8% 630 800
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 3 -0- 7 12 77.8% 702 902
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 3 -0- 7 12 70.4% 615 873
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 10 0 63.4% 611 963

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1931 Essendon (S) v Footscray (S) Windy Hill 139 - 69
SAT 18/07/1931 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood District Brunswick Street Oval 38 - 132
SAT 18/07/1931 Geelong (S) v North Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 97 - 29
SAT 18/07/1931 Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) Glenferrie Oval 45 - 49
SAT 18/07/1931 Richmond (S) v St Kilda (S) Punt Road Oval 96 - 63
SAT 18/07/1931 South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 52 - 95

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 9 -0- 2 36 174.2% 1,045 600
Collingwood District 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 148.5% 919 619
Carlton Seconds 3rd 9 -0- 2 36 111.8% 936 837
Geelong Seconds 4th 8 -0- 3 32 154.6% 971 628
Essendon Seconds 5th 7 -0- 4 28 109.8% 876 798
Richmond Seconds 6th 5 -0- 6 20 103.6% 870 840
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 5 -0- 6 20 97.8% 785 803
St Kilda Seconds 8th 5 -0- 6 20 93.1% 826 887
Footscray Seconds 9th 3 -0- 8 12 74.4% 699 939
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 3 -0- 8 12 71.6% 740 1,034
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 3 -0- 8 12 71.6% 660 922
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 11 0 60.4% 640 1,060

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1931 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 34 - 77
SAT 25/07/1931 Collingwood District v Geelong (S) Victoria Park 53 - 24
SAT 25/07/1931 Footscray (S) v Hawthorn (S) Western Oval 49 - 56
SAT 25/07/1931 Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 87 - 35
SAT 25/07/1931 North Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 78 - 50
SAT 25/07/1931 St Kilda (S) v Essendon (S) Junction Oval 53 - 35

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 10 -0- 2 40 178.3% 1,132 635
Collingwood District 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 151.2% 972 643
Carlton Seconds 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 106.1% 970 914
Geelong Seconds 4th 8 -0- 4 32 146.1% 995 681
Essendon Seconds 5th 7 -0- 5 28 107.1% 911 851
Richmond Seconds 6th 6 -0- 6 24 108.4% 947 874
St Kilda Seconds 7th 6 -0- 6 24 95.3% 879 922
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 5 -0- 7 20 94.8% 835 881
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 4 -0- 8 16 73.7% 716 971
Footscray Seconds 10th 3 -0- 9 12 75.2% 748 995
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 3 -0- 9 12 69.1% 775 1,121
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 11 4 64.7% 718 1,110

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1931 Essendon (S) v Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 70 - 51
SAT 01/08/1931 Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) Brunswick Street Oval 77 - 120
SAT 01/08/1931 Geelong (S) v St Kilda (S) Corio Oval 94 - 55
SAT 01/08/1931 Hawthorn (S) v Collingwood District Glenferrie Oval 58 - 81
SAT 01/08/1931 Richmond (S) v North Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 148 - 75
SAT 01/08/1931 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Lakeside Oval 106 - 57

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 11 -0- 2 44 150.2% 1,053 701
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 167.8% 1,183 705
Carlton Seconds 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 110.0% 1,090 991
Geelong Seconds 4th 9 -0- 4 36 148.0% 1,089 736
Essendon Seconds 5th 8 -0- 5 32 108.8% 981 902
Richmond Seconds 6th 7 -0- 6 28 115.4% 1,095 949
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 6 -0- 7 24 100.3% 941 938
St Kilda Seconds 8th 6 -0- 7 24 91.9% 934 1,016
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 4 -0- 9 16 73.6% 774 1,052
Footscray Seconds 10th 3 -0- 10 12 73.1% 805 1,101
Fitzroy Seconds 11th 3 -0- 10 12 68.7% 852 1,241
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 12 4 63.0% 793 1,258

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1931 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 50 - 69
SAT 08/08/1931 Collingwood District v South Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 66 - 45
SAT 08/08/1931 Footscray (S) v Richmond (S) Western Oval 55 - 93
SAT 08/08/1931 Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 59 - 84
SAT 08/08/1931 North Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Arden Street Oval 85 - 91
SAT 08/08/1931 St Kilda (S) v Hawthorn (S) Junction Oval 86 - 63

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 12 -0- 2 48 150.0% 1,119 746
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 157.4% 1,242 789
Geelong Seconds 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 147.5% 1,173 795
Carlton Seconds 4th 10 -0- 4 40 107.5% 1,140 1,060
Essendon Seconds 5th 9 -0- 5 36 110.3% 1,050 952
Richmond Seconds 6th 8 -0- 6 32 118.3% 1,188 1,004
St Kilda Seconds 7th 7 -0- 7 28 94.5% 1,020 1,079
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 6 -0- 8 24 98.2% 986 1,004
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 4 -0- 10 16 73.6% 837 1,138
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 4 -0- 10 16 71.1% 943 1,326
Footscray Seconds 11th 3 -0- 11 12 72.0% 860 1,194
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 13 4 65.1% 878 1,349

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1931 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Corio Oval 89 - 51
SAT 22/08/1931 Essendon (S) v North Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 107 - 31
SAT 22/08/1931 Fitzroy (S) v Footscray (S) Brunswick Street Oval 73 - 30
SAT 22/08/1931 Hawthorn (S) v Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 30 - 96
SAT 22/08/1931 Richmond (S) v Collingwood District Punt Road Oval 41 - 68
SAT 22/08/1931 South Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Lakeside Oval 52 - 53

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 13 -0- 2 52 150.8% 1,187 787
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 163.4% 1,338 819
Geelong Seconds 3rd 11 -0- 4 44 149.2% 1,262 846
Essendon Seconds 4th 10 -0- 5 40 117.7% 1,157 983
Carlton Seconds 5th 10 -0- 5 40 103.7% 1,191 1,149
Richmond Seconds 6th 8 -0- 7 32 114.6% 1,229 1,072
St Kilda Seconds 7th 8 -0- 7 32 94.9% 1,073 1,131
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 6 -0- 9 24 98.2% 1,038 1,057
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 5 -0- 10 20 74.9% 1,016 1,356
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 4 -0- 11 16 70.3% 867 1,234
Footscray Seconds 11th 3 -0- 12 12 70.2% 890 1,267
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 14 4 62.4% 909 1,456

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1931 Carlton (S) v Collingwood District Princes Park 55 - 83
SAT 29/08/1931 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) Windy Hill 64 - 46
SAT 29/08/1931 Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S) Corio Oval 87 - 32
SAT 29/08/1931 Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 67 - 29
SAT 29/08/1931 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 98 - 73
SAT 29/08/1931 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 95 - 43

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 14 -0- 2 56 150.8% 1,270 842
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 161.0% 1,436 892
Geelong Seconds 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 153.6% 1,349 878
Essendon Seconds 4th 11 -0- 5 44 118.7% 1,221 1,029
Carlton Seconds 5th 10 -0- 6 40 101.1% 1,246 1,232
St Kilda Seconds 6th 9 -0- 7 36 99.5% 1,168 1,174
Richmond Seconds 7th 8 -0- 8 32 112.2% 1,275 1,136
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 6 -0- 10 24 94.9% 1,067 1,124
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 5 -0- 11 20 74.0% 934 1,263
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 5 -0- 11 20 72.6% 1,048 1,443
Footscray Seconds 11th 3 -0- 13 12 70.5% 963 1,365
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 15 4 61.4% 952 1,551

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1931 Collingwood District v St Kilda (S) Victoria Park 115 - 68
SAT 05/09/1931 Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S) Brunswick Street Oval 75 - 106
SAT 05/09/1931 Footscray (S) v Carlton (S) Western Oval 94 - 55
SAT 05/09/1931 North Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 39 - 95
SAT 05/09/1931 Richmond (S) v Hawthorn (S) Punt Road Oval 106 - 55
SAT 05/09/1931 South Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Lakeside Oval 61 - 88

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 15 -0- 2 60 152.2% 1,385 910
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 164.4% 1,531 931
Geelong Seconds 3rd 13 -0- 4 52 153.0% 1,437 939
Essendon Seconds 4th 12 -0- 5 48 120.2% 1,327 1,104
Carlton Seconds 5th 10 -0- 7 40 98.1% 1,301 1,326
Richmond Seconds 6th 9 -0- 8 36 116.0% 1,381 1,191
St Kilda Seconds 7th 9 -0- 8 36 95.9% 1,236 1,289
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 6 -0- 11 24 93.1% 1,128 1,212
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 5 -0- 12 20 72.5% 1,123 1,549
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 5 -0- 12 20 72.2% 989 1,369
Footscray Seconds 11th 4 -0- 13 16 74.4% 1,057 1,420
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 16 4 60.2% 991 1,646

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1931 Essendon (S) v Hawthorn (S) Windy Hill 115 - 33
SAT 12/09/1931 Fitzroy (S) v South Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 77 - 82
SAT 12/09/1931 Footscray (S) v North Melbourne (S) Western Oval 96 - 64
SAT 12/09/1931 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) Corio Oval 70 - 63
SAT 12/09/1931 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District MCG 89 - 41
SAT 12/09/1931 St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) Junction Oval 84 - 60

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 15 -0- 3 60 142.7% 1,426 999
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 166.7% 1,620 972
Geelong Seconds 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 150.4% 1,507 1,002
Essendon Seconds 4th 13 -0- 5 52 126.8% 1,442 1,137
St Kilda Seconds 5th 10 -0- 8 40 97.9% 1,320 1,349
Carlton Seconds 6th 10 -0- 8 40 96.5% 1,361 1,410
Richmond Seconds 7th 9 -0- 9 36 114.5% 1,444 1,261
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 7 -0- 11 28 93.9% 1,210 1,289
Footscray Seconds 9th 5 -0- 13 20 77.7% 1,153 1,484
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 5 -0- 13 20 73.6% 1,200 1,631
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 5 -0- 13 20 68.9% 1,022 1,484
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 17 4 60.6% 1,055 1,742

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Collingwood District 1st 15 -0- 3 60 142.7% 1,426 999 197 244 130 219
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 166.7% 1,620 972 226 264 134 168
Geelong Seconds 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 150.4% 1,507 1,002 204 283 139 168
Essendon Seconds 4th 13 -0- 5 52 126.8% 1,442 1,137 195 272 158 189
St Kilda Seconds 5th 10 -0- 8 40 97.9% 1,320 1,349 184 216 189 215
Carlton Seconds 6th 10 -0- 8 40 96.5% 1,361 1,410 193 203 192 258
Richmond Seconds 7th 9 -0- 9 36 114.5% 1,444 1,261 196 268 176 205
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 7 -0- 11 28 93.9% 1,210 1,289 168 202 179 215
Footscray Seconds 9th 5 -0- 13 20 77.7% 1,153 1,484 159 199 210 224
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 5 -0- 13 20 73.6% 1,200 1,631 168 192 226 275
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 5 -0- 13 20 68.9% 1,022 1,484 137 200 204 260
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 17 4 60.6% 1,055 1,742 152 143 242 290

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/09/1931 Geelong (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 64 - 61
THU 24/09/1931 Collingwood District v Melbourne (S) MCG 49 - 111

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Melbourne Seconds 1st
Collingwood District 2nd
Geelong Seconds 3rd
Essendon Seconds 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/10/1931 Collingwood District v Geelong (S) MCG 60 - 71

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Melbourne Seconds 1st
Geelong Seconds 2nd
Collingwood District 3rd
Essendon Seconds 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/10/1931 Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 61 - 53

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Melbourne Seconds 1st
Geelong Seconds 2nd
Collingwood District 3rd
Essendon Seconds 4th