Match Recap
Round 17·Sat, 5-Sep-1931 2:45 PM·M.C.G.·3,944 att.
Melbourne
18.15 (123)
vs
North Melbourne
11.13 (79)
Melbourne won by 44

Melbourne defeated North Melbourne 123–79, by 44 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the last quarter, when Melbourne outscored North Melbourne 40–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Melbourne5.4 (34)9.6 (60)12.11 (83)18.15 (123)18.15 (123)
North Melbourne1.8 (14)8.9 (57)11.12 (78)11.13 (79)11.13 (79)

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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Jim Abernethy
#7 Bert Avery
#24 Percy Beames1
#22 Reg Conole
#18 Bill Cutler
#29 Jimmy Davidson1
#6 Ted Esposito
#28 Webber Jackson
#16 Bob Johnson3
#20 Harry Long
#3 George Margitich122
#32 Gordon Ogden
#19 Edwin Pemberton
#12 Jack Power
#11 Frank Smith
#35 Dick Taylor
#34 Ray Usher
#21 Bill Vanthoff
#14 Ivor Warne-Smith1

North 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

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PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#8 Jim Adamson
#15 Selwyn Baker1
#5 Syd Barker
#37 Les Brennan1
#20 Charlie Cameron
#17 Wally Carter
#7 Frank Donnellan
#25 John Dowling1
#9 Johnny Gregory
#19 Harold Hooke
#28 Len Hooke1
#13 Neville Huggins
#14 Ray Jackson
#2 George Jerram1
#1 John Lewis63
#7 George Peters
#11 Bill Purcell
#18 Ben Whittam1
#36 Jack Wrout