Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 30-May-1931 2:45 PM·M.C.G.·20,244 att.
Melbourne
13.9 (87)
vs
Footscray
10.11 (71)
Melbourne won by 16

Melbourne defeated Footscray 87–71, by 16 points in a tight contest.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne3.1 (19)8.2 (50)11.4 (70)13.9 (87)13.9 (87)
Footscray2.4 (16)6.5 (41)8.8 (56)10.11 (71)10.11 (71)

Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Jim Abernethy———————————————
#7 Bert Avery———————————————
#10 Jack Collins———————————————
#22 Reg Conole———————————————
#15 Harry Crapper———————————————
#29 Jimmy Davidson———————————————
#6 Ted Esposito———————————————
#16 Bob Johnson—————5—————————
#20 Harry Long———————————————
#3 George Margitich—————5——————2——
#19 Edwin Pemberton———————————————
#12 Jack Power———————————————
#35 Dick Taylor———————————————
#26 Bill Tymms———————————————
#34 Ray Usher———————————————
#21 Bill Vanthoff—————3—————————
#23 Francis Vine———————————————
#14 Ivor Warne-Smith———————————————
#1 Stan Wittman———————————————

Footscray — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#8 Frank Aked———————————————
#9 Harry Baker———————————————
#27 Leon Bazin———————————————
#2 Bill Cubbins———————————————
#23 Bill Downie—————2—————————
#11 Jack Hanson———————————————
#4 Jack Hayes—————2—————————
#1 Allan Hopkins—————3——————3——
#24 Jimmy Joyce———————————————
#22 Ivan McAlpine———————————————
#15 Roy McKay———————————————
#3 Wally Minogue—————1—————————
#7 Alby Morrison—————1—————————
#28 Bill Sherman———————————————
#30 Ted Sherman———————————————
#14 Bill Spurling—————1——————1——
#18 Horrie Stanway———————————————
#26 Arthur Stevens———————————————
#6 Arthur Williams———————————————