| Venue: MCG | Date: Saturday October 3, 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Result: Lose by 6 points | Umpire: Scott | Crowd: 36,653 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkickers: H.Vallence 3, C.Davey 2, A.Doyle 1, J.Kelly 1, G.Morrissey 1, M.Crisp 1, V.Arthur 1, J.Crowe 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best: C.Davey, E.Huxtable, G.Morrissey, J.Kelly, M.Crisp, H.Vallence. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reports: | Injuries: Egan (bruised shoulder) replaced by Williams last quarter. Crisp concussion late last quarter. | |||||||||||||||||||
Game Review
After setting numerous records with the 88 point thumping of Collingwood the previous week, Carlton started on fire in this game. The Blues, kicking with the wind, scored 7 goals to nil in the first quarter. Unfortunately Geelong also made great use of the breeze in the second term, kicking 8 goals to 1 to lead at half-time.After a tight third quarter, Carlton harrased Geelong the whole of the final quarter, and this pressure forced Geelong to kick 6 behinds in a row. The Blues couldn't capitalise, though, and Geelong goaled through Jack Collins to score a 6 point victory. Geelong would defeat Richmond the following Saturday to take the 1931 flag.
Harry Vallence finished on top of the VFL goal kicking ladder with 86 goals.
Free Kicks
103 free kicks awardedPer Quarter
Carl. 10, 8, 8, 12. Total 38
Geel. 29, 19, 14, 12. Total 65
Gill 8; Davey 5; Egan 4; Arthur, Crisp, Huxtable, Little 3 each; Green, Vallence 2; Clarke, Kelly, Kelleher, Martyn, Morrissey 1 each. Total 38.
Marks
Per QuarterCarl. 23, 10, 22, 12. Total 67
Geel. 13, 18, 18, 14. Total 63
Davey 15; Gill 6; Arthur, Crowe, Martyn 5 each; Doyle, Gilby, Huxtable 4 each; Crisp, Green, Kelly, Morrissey 3 each; Egan, Johnson 2 each; Clarke, Llittle, Vallence, 1 each. Total 67.
Scorers
Vallence 3.1, Davey 2.0, Arthur 1.4, Crisp 1.2, Crowe 1.2, Doyle 1.1, Kelly 1.0, Morrissey 1.0, Little 0.1How Goals Scored
Snaps 5.7, Marks 4.4, Frees 2.0Team
| B: | 8 George Morrissey | 21 Frank Gill (vc) | 15 Maurie Johnson |
| HB: | 9 Eric Huxtable | 14 Jack Green | 6 Fred Gilby |
| C: | 7 Joe Kelly | 2 Colin Martyn (c) | 28 Eric Little |
| HF: | 12 Creswell 'Mickey' Crisp | 27 Alf Egan | 30 Vin Arthur |
| F: | 19 Alec Doyle | 22 Harry Vallence | 23 Jim Crowe |
| Ruck: | 17 Charlie Davey | 10 Denis Kelleher | 31 Ansell Clarke |
| 19th Man: | 29 Fred Williams | ||
| Coach: | Dan Minogue | ||
Sporting Globe October 03
Milestones
Last Games: George Morrissey, Alec DoyleSemi Final | 1932