1931 VFL Round 1: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1931 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 1 of the 1931 VFL season.
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
B. Cubbins (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), B. Addison, F. Aked, H. Baker, L. Bazin, B. Downie, J. Hanson, J. Hayes, J. Joyce, A. Lambe, I. McAlpine, R. McKay, W. Minogue, A. Morrison, K. Scanlan, T. Sherman, B. Spurling, F. Walshe
Hawthorn
Back:
L. Murphy, B. Carey, R. Davies
Half-back:
G. Bennett, B. Mills, E. Utting
Centre:
T. Garside, J. Francis, J. Harris (capt.)
Half-forward:
K. Sharpley, B. Hyde (vice-capt.), J. O'Brien
Forward:
M. Daffey, L. Meade, W. Ware
Follower:
P. Brooks, S. Stewart, T. Pool
Sub.:
D. Mills
Footscray (8.13.61) defeated Hawthorn (9.6.60).
Goalkickers
Footscray: A. Morrison (3), A. Hopkins (2), J. Hayes, J. Joyce, B. Spurling
Hawthorn: B. Hyde (3), T. Pool (3), P. Brooks (2), K. Sharpley
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 6th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 7th on the ladder by the end of the day.
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
Coaches:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
John Harris
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray),
John Harris
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
Bert Hyde
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
Boundary Umpire:
R. Prest
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
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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 | ||||||||||||||