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Match Report
Round 4 · 1931
80vs74

11.14·11.8

GEELONG won by 6
DateSaturday · 23 May 1931
VenueCorio Oval
Attendance12,500
Margin6 pts
By the Quarter

Quarter-by-Quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Geelong
2.4
16
8.13
61
10.14
74
11.14
80
80
Carlton
4.2
26
6.3
39
7.6
48
11.8
74
74
The Match

Match Report

Umpire: Crowd: 12,500 (approx.)

Goalkickers: H.Vallence 6, A.Clarke 2, L.Allen 1, V.Arthur 1, T.Downs 1.

Reports: Nil

Injuries: Brew (Knee)

Game Review

Despite a spirited comeback in the final quarter, in which the Blues kicked 4 goals to the Cats' one, it wasn't enough and Geelong hung on to win by one straight kick.

At the end of this round Carlton were in 5th spot on the ladder with a percentage of 133.0.

Team

B: 26 Ray Brew (c) 21 Frank Gill 9 Eric Huxtable
HB: 14 Jack Green 1 Horrie Clover 6 Fred Gilby
C: 7 Joe Kelly 2 Colin Martyn (vc) 30 Vin Arthur
HF: 19 Alec Doyle 27 Alf Egan 12 Creswell 'Mickey' Crisp
F: 20 Les Allen 22 Harry Vallence 31 Ansell Clarke
Ruck: 17 Charlie Davey 33 Bruce Scharp 3 Tommy Downs
19th Man: 15 Maurie Johnson
Coach: Dan Minogue


Milestones

Last Game: Ray Brew
Last Game (Carlton): Bruce Scharp

By the Numbers

Player Statistics

Carlton

#PlayerKIHBDIMKGLBHGAIFMIUPBOTKRB1%FFFACPCMCLCGHOBR%P
3Tommy DownsTommy Downs----1------------------
9Eric HuxtableEric Huxtable---------------------2-
20Les AllenLes Allen----1------------------
22Harry VallenceHarry Vallence----6------------------
30Vin ArthurVin Arthur----1------------------
31Ansell ClarkeAnsell Clarke----2------------------
Team Total----11----------------2-
Team Average----1.8----------------0.3-

Last updated by Jamie Sanderson ·