1931 VFL season
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| 1931 VFL season | |
|---|---|
 Champion of the Season George 'Jocka' Todd |
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| Clubs | 12 |
| Home-and-Away Season | 18 rounds |
| Premiership Team | Geelong (2nd premiership) |
| Minor Premiers | Geelong |
| Brownlow Medalist | Haydn Bunton, Sr. |
| Champion of the Season | George 'Jocka' Todd |
| Top Goal kicker | Harry Vallence (86) |
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1931.
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[edit] Premiership season
In 1931, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus one substitute player, known as the 19th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.
Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.
Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1931 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the "Page-McIntyre system".
[edit] Round 1
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 11.17 (83) | South Melbourne | 19.21 (135) | Arden Street Oval | 10,000 | 2 May 1931 |
| Footscray | 8.13 (61) | Hawthorn | 9.6 (60) | Western Oval | 12,000 | 2 May 1931 |
| Collingwood | 13.14 (92) | Geelong | 12.15 (87) | Victoria Park | 16,000 | 2 May 1931 |
| Carlton | 15.8 (98) | Richmond | 14.23 (107) | Princes Park | 26,500 | 2 May 1931 |
| Melbourne | 15.16 (106) | Fitzroy | 14.10 (94) | MCG | 19,330 | 2 May 1931 |
| St Kilda | 13.14 (92) | Essendon | 11.14 (80) | Junction Oval | 19,000 | 2 May 1931 |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 20.6 (126) | St Kilda | 7.12 (54) | Corio Oval | 9,500 | 9 May 1931 |
| Essendon | 12.5 (77) | Melbourne | 10.13 (73) | Windy Hill | 15,000 | 9 May 1931 |
| Richmond | 30.19 (199) | North Melbourne | 4.7 (31) | Punt Road Oval | 11,000 | 9 May 1931 |
| South Melbourne | 13.13 (91) | Footscray | 16.15 (111) | Lake Oval | 20,000 | 9 May 1931 |
| Hawthorn | 8.17 (65) | Collingwood | 11.18 (84) | Glenferrie Oval | 15,000 | 9 May 1931 |
| Fitzroy | 13.15 (93) | Carlton | 19.19 (133) | Brunswick Street Oval | 35,000 | 9 May 1931 |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 7.10 (52) | Richmond | 13.16 (94) | Western Oval | 30,000 | 16 May 1931 |
| Collingwood | 13.16 (94) | South Melbourne | 10.13 (73) | Victoria Park | 15,000 | 16 May 1931 |
| Carlton | 18.18 (126) | Essendon | 5.14 (44) | Princes Park | 20,000 | 16 May 1931 |
| St Kilda | 10.12 (72) | Hawthorn | 10.8 (68) | Junction Oval | 14,000 | 16 May 1931 |
| Melbourne | 12.15 (87) | Geelong | 11.17 (83) | MCG | 19,767 | 16 May 1931 |
| North Melbourne | 6.12 (48) | Fitzroy | 12.16 (88) | Arden Street Oval | 7,000 | 16 May 1931 |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 13.16 (94) | Melbourne | 16.13 (109) | Glenferrie Oval | 10,000 | 23 May 1931 |
| Fitzroy | 10.15 (75) | Footscray | 12.12 (84) | Brunswick Street Oval | 14,000 | 23 May 1931 |
| Essendon | 12.13 (85) | North Melbourne | 9.9 (63) | Windy Hill | 10,000 | 23 May 1931 |
| South Melbourne | 18.19 (127) | St Kilda | 16.10 (106) | Lake Oval | 18,000 | 23 May 1931 |
| Richmond | 10.12 (72) | Collingwood | 9.14 (68) | Punt Road Oval | 40,000 | 23 May 1931 |
| Geelong | 11.14 (80) | Carlton | 11.8 (74) | Corio Oval | 12,500 | 23 May 1931 |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 11.10 (76) | South Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | Glenferrie Oval | 11,000 | 30 May 1931 |
| Essendon | 10.12 (72) | Richmond | 11.20 (86) | Windy Hill | 15,000 | 30 May 1931 |
| Carlton | 16.11 (107) | Collingwood | 13.13 (91) | Princes Park | 35,000 | 30 May 1931 |
| St Kilda | 13.19 (97) | North Melbourne | 7.10 (52) | Junction Oval | 10,000 | 30 May 1931 |
| Melbourne | 13.9 (87) | Footscray | 10.11 (71) | MCG | 20,244 | 30 May 1931 |
| Geelong | 20.22 (142) | Fitzroy | 12.9 (81) | Corio Oval | 9,000 | 30 May 1931 |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 15.10 (100) | St Kilda | 10.17 (77) | Victoria Park | 16,000 | 8 June 1931 |
| North Melbourne | 7.17 (59) | Melbourne | 15.8 (98) | Arden Street Oval | 7,000 | 8 June 1931 |
| South Melbourne | 6.8 (44) | Geelong | 13.15 (93) | Lake Oval | 30,000 | 8 June 1931 |
| Richmond | 9.15 (69) | Hawthorn | 8.10 (58) | Punt Road Oval | 19,000 | 27 June 1931 |
| Fitzroy | 7.14 (56) | Essendon | 10.10 (70) | Brunswick Street Oval | 12,000 | 27 June 1931 |
| Footscray | 8.8 (56) | Carlton | 8.11 (59) | Western Oval | 24,000 | 27 June 1931 |
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 12.15 (87) | Richmond | 8.12 (60) | Corio Oval | 18,250 | 13 June 1931 |
| Footscray | 13.8 (86) | North Melbourne | 5.13 (43) | Western Oval | 11,000 | 13 June 1931 |
| Fitzroy | 14.14 (98) | South Melbourne | 16.15 (111) | Brunswick Street Oval | 12,000 | 13 June 1931 |
| Essendon | 8.12 (60) | Hawthorn | 12.8 (80) | Windy Hill | 10,000 | 13 June 1931 |
| Melbourne | 7.12 (54) | Collingwood | 10.11 (71) | MCG | 26,436 | 13 June 1931 |
| St Kilda | 8.11 (59) | Carlton | 12.18 (90) | Junction Oval | 24,000 | 13 June 1931 |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 12.12 (84) | South Melbourne | 7.15 (57) | Punt Road Oval | 18,000 | 20 June 1931 |
| Essendon | 7.13 (55) | Geelong | 13.11 (89) | Windy Hill | 10,000 | 20 June 1931 |
| Collingwood | 22.22 (154) | North Melbourne | 9.10 (64) | Victoria Park | 6,000 | 20 June 1931 |
| Carlton | 18.14 (122) | Melbourne | 9.4 (58) | Princes Park | 25,000 | 20 June 1931 |
| St Kilda | 7.10 (52) | Footscray | 11.11 (77) | Junction Oval | 17,000 | 20 June 1931 |
| Hawthorn | 12.8 (80) | Fitzroy | 7.14 (56) | Glenferrie Oval | 8,000 | 20 June 1931 |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 4.12 (36) | St Kilda | 9.9 (63) | MCG | 15,826 | 4 July 1931 |
| Geelong | 13.9 (87) | Hawthorn | 9.7 (61) | Corio Oval | 9,500 | 4 July 1931 |
| Fitzroy | 8.13 (61) | Richmond | 14.17 (101) | Brunswick Street Oval | 15,000 | 4 July 1931 |
| South Melbourne | 10.13 (73) | Essendon | 9.9 (63) | Lake Oval | 11,000 | 4 July 1931 |
| Footscray | 4.16 (40) | Collingwood | 6.8 (44) | Western Oval | 21,500 | 4 July 1931 |
| North Melbourne | 7.8 (50) | Carlton | 20.10 (130) | Arden Street Oval | 10,000 | 4 July 1931 |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 14.12 (96) | North Melbourne | 3.6 (24) | Glenferrie Oval | 4,000 | 11 July 1931 |
| Fitzroy | 8.10 (58) | St Kilda | 12.18 (90) | Brunswick Street Oval | 11,000 | 11 July 1931 |
| Richmond | 8.18 (66) | Melbourne | 7.11 (53) | Punt Road Oval | 11,000 | 11 July 1931 |
| Geelong | 7.10 (52) | Footscray | 3.5 (23) | Corio Oval | 9,000 | 11 July 1931 |
| Essendon | 12.9 (81) | Collingwood | 8.9 (57) | Windy Hill | 10,000 | 11 July 1931 |
| South Melbourne | 10.12 (72) | Carlton | 11.11 (77) | Lake Oval | 16,000 | 11 July 1931 |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 4.7 (31) | South Melbourne | 12.10 (82) | MCG | 15,258 | 18 July 1931 |
| Collingwood | 14.20 (104) | Fitzroy | 8.10 (58) | Victoria Park | 12,000 | 18 July 1931 |
| Carlton | 16.15 (111) | Hawthorn | 5.8 (38) | Princes Park | 17,000 | 18 July 1931 |
| St Kilda | 6.12 (48) | Richmond | 11.19 (85) | Junction Oval | 24,000 | 18 July 1931 |
| North Melbourne | 9.10 (64) | Geelong | 19.17 (131) | Arden Street Oval | 4,000 | 18 July 1931 |
| Footscray | 8.10 (58) | Essendon | 12.13 (85) | Western Oval | 19,000 | 18 July 1931 |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 11.11 (77) | Melbourne | 9.12 (66) | Brunswick Street Oval | 8,000 | 25 July 1931 |
| Essendon | 15.14 (104) | St Kilda | 9.5 (59) | Windy Hill | 15,000 | 25 July 1931 |
| South Melbourne | 13.16 (94) | North Melbourne | 9.12 (66) | Lake Oval | 7,500 | 25 July 1931 |
| Hawthorn | 8.5 (53) | Footscray | 6.19 (55) | Glenferrie Oval | 8,000 | 25 July 1931 |
| Geelong | 4.19 (43) | Collingwood | 4.6 (30) | Corio Oval | 15,000 | 25 July 1931 |
| Richmond | 8.17 (65) | Carlton | 6.12 (48) | Punt Road Oval | 36,000 | 25 July 1931 |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 9.15 (69) | Richmond | 16.12 (108) | Arden Street Oval | 8,000 | 1 August 1931 |
| Footscray | 9.14 (68) | South Melbourne | 5.11 (41) | Western Oval | 18,500 | 1 August 1931 |
| Collingwood | 15.13 (103) | Hawthorn | 7.16 (58) | Victoria Park | 9,000 | 1 August 1931 |
| Carlton | 18.13 (121) | Fitzroy | 13.11 (89) | Princes Park | 18,500 | 1 August 1931 |
| St Kilda | 7.10 (52) | Geelong | 15.10 (100) | Junction Oval | 16,000 | 1 August 1931 |
| Melbourne | 11.6 (72) | Essendon | 10.11 (71) | MCG | 13,828 | 1 August 1931 |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 11.9 (75) | St Kilda | 11.11 (77) | Glenferrie Oval | 8,000 | 8 August 1931 |
| Geelong | 11.11 (77) | Melbourne | 6.9 (45) | Corio Oval | 9,250 | 8 August 1931 |
| Fitzroy | 21.12 (138) | North Melbourne | 8.12 (60) | Brunswick Street Oval | 8,000 | 8 August 1931 |
| Richmond | 7.12 (54) | Footscray | 10.18 (78) | Punt Road Oval | 25,000 | 8 August 1931 |
| South Melbourne | 6.23 (59) | Collingwood | 8.13 (61) | Lake Oval | 14,000 | 8 August 1931 |
| Essendon | 18.14 (122) | Carlton | 11.22 (88) | Windy Hill | 20,000 | 8 August 1931 |
[edit] Round 15
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| St Kilda | 6.18 (54) | South Melbourne | 8.14 (62) | Junction Oval | 6,000 | 22 August 1931 |
| Collingwood | 6.10 (46) | Richmond | 10.10 (70) | Victoria Park | 15,000 | 22 August 1931 |
| Carlton | 5.9 (39) | Geelong | 3.10 (28) | Princes Park | 18,000 | 22 August 1931 |
| Melbourne | 13.15 (93) | Hawthorn | 2.6 (18) | MCG | 3,614 | 22 August 1931 |
| Footscray | 10.12 (72) | Fitzroy | 6.6 (42) | Western Oval | 8,000 | 22 August 1931 |
| North Melbourne | 9.7 (61) | Essendon | 11.17 (83) | Arden Street Oval | 4,000 | 22 August 1931 |
[edit] Round 16
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 7.8 (50) | St Kilda | 11.15 (81) | Arden Street Oval | 4,000 | 29 August 1931 |
| Footscray | 10.12 (72) | Melbourne | 5.8 (38) | Western Oval | 12,000 | 29 August 1931 |
| Fitzroy | 9.8 (62) | Geelong | 9.22 (76) | Brunswick Street Oval | 8,000 | 29 August 1931 |
| South Melbourne | 12.18 (90) | Hawthorn | 9.5 (59) | Lake Oval | 4,500 | 29 August 1931 |
| Richmond | 23.14 (152) | Essendon | 15.11 (101) | Punt Road Oval | 16,000 | 29 August 1931 |
| Collingwood | 20.15 (135) | Carlton | 10.14 (74) | Victoria Park | 20,000 | 29 August 1931 |
[edit] Round 17
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 18.15 (123) | North Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | MCG | 3,944 | 5 September 1931 |
| Hawthorn | 5.13 (43) | Richmond | 13.21 (99) | Glenferrie Oval | 11,000 | 5 September 1931 |
| Geelong | 16.12 (108) | South Melbourne | 8.11 (59) | Corio Oval | 10,500 | 5 September 1931 |
| Essendon | 15.7 (97) | Fitzroy | 12.8 (80) | Windy Hill | 10,000 | 5 September 1931 |
| Carlton | 6.14 (50) | Footscray | 7.12 (54) | Princes Park | 39,000 | 5 September 1931 |
| St Kilda | 21.16 (142) | Collingwood | 20.8 (128) | Junction Oval | 17,000 | 5 September 1931 |
[edit] Round 18
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 18.19 (127) | Melbourne | 8.9 (57) | Victoria Park | 14,000 | 12 September 1931 |
| Carlton | 10.6 (66) | St Kilda | 6.12 (48) | Princes Park | 25,000 | 12 September 1931 |
| Richmond | 8.8 (56) | Geelong | 11.17 (83) | Punt Road Oval | 15,000 | 12 September 1931 |
| North Melbourne | 3.16 (34) | Footscray | 5.13 (43) | Arden Street Oval | 9,000 | 12 September 1931 |
| South Melbourne | 5.14 (44) | Fitzroy | 10.14 (74) | Lake Oval | 4,500 | 12 September 1931 |
| Hawthorn | 8.15 (63) | Essendon | 9.12 (66) | Glenferrie Oval | 5,000 | 12 September 1931 |
[edit] Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
Geelong defeated Richmond 9.14 (68) to 7.6 (48), in front of a crowd of 60,712 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1572 | 1038 | 151.4 | 60 |
| 2 | Richmond | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1627 | 1153 | 141.1 | 60 |
| 3 | Carlton | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1613 | 1289 | 125.1 | 48 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1589 | 1281 | 124.0 | 48 |
| 5 | Footscray | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1161 | 1054 | 110.2 | 48 |
| 6 | Essendon | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1416 | 1428 | 99.2 | 40 |
| 7 | South Melbourne | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1393 | 1406 | 99.1 | 36 |
| 8 | Melbourne | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1286 | 1403 | 91.7 | 32 |
| 9 | St Kilda | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1323 | 1484 | 89.2 | 24 |
| 10 | Fitzroy | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1380 | 1605 | 86.0 | 16 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1145 | 1395 | 82.1 | 12 |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1000 | 1969 | 50.8 | 0 |
[edit] Awards
- The 1931 VFL Premiership team was Geelong.
- The VFL's leading goalkicker was Harry "Soapy" Vallence of Carlton with 86 goals.
- The Argus newspaper’s "Player of the Year", George "Jocka" Todd of Geelong, was declared 1931 Champion of the Season.
- In his first VFL season, and only 20 years old, the winner of the 1931 Brownlow Medal was Haydn Bunton, Sr of Fitzroy with 26 votes.
- North Melbourne took the "wooden spoon" in 1931.
[edit] Notable Events
- The VFL changed its Brownlow Medal voting procedure. The field umpire now voted for the three "fairest and best" on the ground in each match, casting 3, 2, and 1 votes. If there was a tie, the player with the most "3" votes would be declared the winner.
- The VFL altered the manner in which it determined its premiership team. Abandoning the "amended Argus system" that had operated from 1902 to 1930 (except in 1924), the VFL instituted the Page-McIntyre "Final Four" system which, amongst other innovations, guaranteed that there would be a "Grand Final" at the end of every season (this system continued to operate until 1972).
- In round 2, Richmond set the record for highest score in a game, scoring 30.19.199 against North Melbourne. This beat South Melbourne's 1919 record by ten points, and remained unbeaten until 1969.
- In round 12, Carlton rover Tommy Downs is reported for kicking Richmond captain Maurie Hunter; despite the efforts of one R. G. Menzies, K.C., Downs was suspended for the remainder of the 1931 season and the whole of the 1932 season.
- In the first Semi-Final, Carlton thrashes Collingwood 20.10 (130) to 5.12 (42). Harry "Soapy" Vallence, at full-forward for Carlton kicks a (Finals) record 11 goals, including six in the last quarter. Vallance would have had 12 goals if his last shot (the last kick in the match) had not hit the goal-post, and only counted as a "behind".
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Hogan, P., The Tigers Of Old, The Richmond Football Club, (Richmond), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
- Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN 0-670-90809-6
- Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0
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