1931 VFL Season Round 1: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1931 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round one of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Bill Cubbins captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
John Harris captained the visitors with Bert Hyde as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bill Cubbins and the visitors were coached by John Harris.
Footscray (8.13.61) defeated Hawthorn (9.6.60).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 2 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 12 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | (60) |
| Margin | HWTH by 6 | HWTH by 20 | FOOT by 9 | FOOT by 1 | FOOT by 1 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Bill CubbinsVice-Captain: Allan Hopkins
Coach: Bill Cubbins
Hawthorn
Captain: John HarrisVice-Captain: Bert Hyde
Coach: John Harris
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan McAlpine | FOOT | 22 | 3 |
| Jim Francis | HWTH | 10 | 2 |
| Leo Murphy | HWTH | 26 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 8 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bazin, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Cubbins, Bill (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Downie, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hanson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hayes, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Joyce, Jimmy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McKay, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Minogue, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Morrison, Alby | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Scanlan, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 30 | Sherman, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Spurling, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Walshe, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 13 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bennett, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Brooks, Phil | RU | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Carey, Bill | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Daffey, Mark | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Davies, Reg | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Garside, Ted | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Harris, John (c) | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hyde, Bert (vc) | CHF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 24 | Meade, Les | FF↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Mills, Donald | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murphy, Leo | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | O'Brien, Jack | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Sharpley, Keith | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Stewart, Stuart | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Ernie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ware, Walter | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 6 | |||
D. Mills replaced L. Meade.
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Footscray | Coach: Bill Cubbins | ||||||||||||||
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| 26 | L. Murphy | 14 | B. Carey | 23 | R. Davies |
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| 27 | G. Bennett | 12 | B. Mills | 28 | E. Utting |
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| 16 | T. Garside | 10 | J. Francis | 1 | J. Harris (c) |
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| 22 | K. Sharpley | 20 | B. Hyde (vc) | 11 | J. O'Brien | 19 | T. Pool |
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| 3 | M. Daffey | 24 | L. Meade | 17 | W. Ware |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: John Harris | ||||||||||||||