1931 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1931 Victorian Football League season December 2017 December 2017 1931 VFL 50px 9.14 (68) 50px 7.6 (48) GEE RIC 2.3 (15) 5.6 (36) 8.11 (59) 9.14 (68) 1.2 (8) 4.5 (29) 5.5 (35) 7.6 (48) 10 October 1931 60,712 Melbourne Cricket Ground Bob Scott Punt Road End 1930 1932 The 1931 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 10 October 1931. It was the 33rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1931 VFL season. The match, attended by 60,712 spectators, was won by Geelong by a margin of 20 points, making it the club's second VFL premiership victory.1931 Geelong Cats premiership greeted with scenes of remarkable enthusiasm https://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/afl/geelong-cats-premiership-years/1931-geelong-cats-premiership-greeted-with-scenes-of-remarkable-enthusiasm/news-story/2ff44d5563f9bcab137ad7d61fae5e93 The Geelong Advertiser 1 September 2014 Geelong The triumph has become legendary because it was the first, and only, season that Geelong was coached by Charlie Clymo. Background The teams had finished the home and away season with 15 wins each, with Geelong claiming the minor premiership and two victories over Richmond during the season. Richmond turned the tables and defeated Geelong by 33 points in the semi-final held two weeks prior, with Geelong recovering the following week to defeat by six points in the preliminary final, despite trailling by 47 points at quarter time. Match summary 200px|right|thumb|Geelong centreman Edward Greeves After winning the toss and electing to kick to the Punt Road End, Les Hardiman kicked the first goal for Geelong within the first two minutes of the match.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4431563 FOOT BALL The Argus (Melbourne) 26,570 Victoria, Australia 12 October 1931 13 January 2023 9 National Library of Australia In a hard and contested contest, scoring was limited in the first half, with neither team able to utilise the advantage of the strong breeze blowing towards the Punt Road goal, with Geelong kicking late goals into the wind to lead at half time by seven points. Geelong kicked away in the third quarter to set up the victory, taking advantage of the conditions to lead by 24 points going into the final quarter. Allan Geddes playing on the wing for Richmond was noted as his team's best player, with Jack Carney a matchwinner for Geelong, handily beating his opponent Stan Judkins. Thus was the curtain rung down on the 1931 season — the season in which Geelong finished at the head of the list in the first round and capped that excellent performance by the finer one of winning another premiership pennant to float from their stand. The Geelong Advertiser, 12 October 1931 Scoreboard Grand Final Saturday, 10 October (2:50 pm) 2.3 (15) 5.6 (36) 8.11 (59) 9.14 (68) Hardiman 2, Baker 2, Metherell 2, Troughton, Collins, Moloney Carney, Hickey, Todd, Collins H 1.2 (8) 4.5 (29) 5.5 (35) 7.6 (48) Strang 2, Titus 2, Dyer, Ford, Twyford Geddes, O'Neill, Strang, Foster MCG 60,712 Reporthttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136746103 DESERVED VICTORY OVER RICHMOND Referee 2325 New South Wales, Australia 14 October 1931 13 January 2023 18 National Library of Australia Bob Scott Teams _thinwhitehoops _3whitehoops 1C3C63 000000 1C3C63 Geelong _goldrightsash _hoops_black 000000 ffffff FFD200 Richmond #FFFFFF Geelong Geelong Football Club #1C3C63 Milton Lamb George Todd Peter Hardiman Rupe McDonald Reg Hickey Jack Williams Jack Carney Edward Greeves Jack Walker Les Hardiman Jack Collins Bob Troughton Jack Evans George Moloney Tommy Quinn Arthur Coghlan Len Metherell Ted Baker (c) Frank Mockridge Charlie Clymo #FED102 Richmond Richmond Football Club #000000 Kevin O'Neill Joe Murdoch Fred Heifner Martin Bolger Tom Dunne Basil McCormack Stan Judkins Eric Zschech Allan Geddes Jack Titus Gordon Strang Jack Twyford Jack Dyer Doug Strang Frank Ford Jack Bisset Bert Foster Maurie Hunter (c) Thomas O'Halloran 'Checker' Hughes Umpire – Bob Scott References AFL Tables: 1931 Grand Final The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004 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. 0-670-86814-0 See also 1931 VFL season Grand final Category:VFL/AFL Grand Finals Category:Geelong Football Club Category:Richmond Football Club Category:October 1931 in sports