Lake Oval · Sat 4 Jul 1931 · 11,000 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SydneySYD | 2.3 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 73 |
| EssendonESS | 0.6 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 63 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 73 and 63.
Sydney won by 10 points.
10.13 (73) — 9.9 (63)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Austin Robertson | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Jack Paterson | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 2 |
| Bob Pratt | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Ron Shapter | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Peter Reville | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Richardson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Scanlan | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Thomas | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| John Austin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Bennett | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Terry Brain | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Clem Fisher | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hec McKay | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hugh McLaughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Tom McMahon | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Milburn | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Cecil Pettiona | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ted Freyer | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Reg Peterson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Roy Payne | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| John Ryan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bruce Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Garnet Campbell | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Syd Carman | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Thomas Clarke | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Joe Hammond | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Norm Le Brun | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Lowenthal | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Rennie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Vosti | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paddy Walsh | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Rowley Watt | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Webster | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Williamson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |