1931 in Australia - Sport

Sport

  • 9 May - Richmond set a record VFL score of 30.19 (199) against North Melbourne. This record stands until 1969. Doug Strang, with fourteen goals, and Jack Titus, with eight, combine for 22 goals - a total equalled by Templeton and Dunstan in 1978 but never beaten
  • 12 September - South Sydney 12 defeat Eastern Suburbs 7 for their tenth NSWRL premiership
  • 10 October - Geelong 9.14 (68) beats Richmond 6.12 (48) for its second premiership
  • White Nose wins the Melbourne Cup
  • Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield

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    What sport shall we devise here in this garden
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