M.C.G. · Sat 1 Aug 1931 · 13,828 in attendance
| Team | QT | HT | 3QT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneMELB | 1.2 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 72 |
| EssendonESS | 2.1 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 71 |
Quarter figures cumulative · goals.behinds. Final = 72 and 71.
Melbourne won by 1 point.
11.6 (72) — 10.11 (71)
Full listed players, ordered by disposals then goals.
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Margitich | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Ivor Warne-Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Dick Taylor | — | — | — | — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Webber Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Lew Gough | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Harry Long | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Gordon Ogden | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jack Power | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Frank Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Vanthoff | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Francis Vine | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jim Abernethy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bert Avery | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Percy Beames | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| George Cassidy | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Reg Conole | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Cutler | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Hec Davidson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Jimmy Davidson | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Margitich 7, Warne-Smith 2, Taylor 1, Jackson 1
| Player | K | H | D | M | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Forbes | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Clarrie Hearn | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Ted Freyer | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Roy Payne | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
| Frank Nash | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Howard Okey | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Les Rennie | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Bill Roberts | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Paddy Walsh | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Rowley Watt | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Len Webster | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |