1931 VFL Round 2: Hawthorn v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1931 between Hawthorn and Collingwood during round 2 of the 1931 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted Collingwood at Glenferrie Oval. John Harris captained the hosts with Bert Hyde as vice-captain. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Frank Murphy as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by John Harris and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Hawthorn
Back: D. Mills, B. Carey, L. Murphy
Half-back: G. Bennett, B. Mills, E. Utting
Centre: T. Garside, J. Francis, J. Harris (capt.)
Half-forward: K. Sharpley, B. Hyde (vice-capt.), W. Ware
Forward: M. Daffey, C. Lonsdale, J. Ryan
Follower: A. Chandler, S. Stewart, T. Pool
Sub.: R. Davies

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), F. Murphy (vice-capt.), B. Aldag, B. Andrew, J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, G. Coventry, H. Edmonds, F. Froude, D. Harris, A. Lauder, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, B. Muir, L. Murphy, B. Ross, H. Rumney, L. Wescott

Hawthorn (8.17.65) were defeated by Collingwood (11.18.84).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: B. Hyde (3), J. Ryan (2), C. Lonsdale, T. Pool, K. Sharpley
Collingwood: D. Harris (2), B. Makeham (2), F. Murphy (2), G. Clayden, G. Coventry, H. Edmonds, B. Libbis, B. Ross

As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Collingwood were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Hawthorn v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 9 May 1931
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 15,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. by Collingwood
Score: 8.17.65 - 11.18.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 7 5 . 10 6 . 14 8 . 17 8 . 17 (65)
Collingwood 3 . 1 6 . 8 6 . 11 11 . 18 11 . 18 (84)
Margin HWTH by 6 COLL by 4 HWTH by 3 COLL by 19 COLL by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Harris (Hawthorn), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: John Harris (Hawthorn), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: Bert Hyde (Hawthorn), Frank Murphy (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: G. Batt

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Walter Ware HWTH 17 3
Bill Carey HWTH 14 2
John Harris HWTH 1 1

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
27 Bennett, George HBFL ? 0 ?
14 Carey, Bill FB↓ ? 0 ?
7 Chandler, Allan RU ? 0 ?
3 Daffey, Mark FPL ? 0 ?
23 Davies, Reg SUB↑ ? 0 ?
10 Francis, Jim C ? 0 ?
16 Garside, Ted WL ? 0 ?
1 Harris, John (c) WR ? 0 ?
20 Hyde, Bert (vc) CHF ? 3 ?
30 Lonsdale, Clarrie FF ? 1 ?
12 Mills, Bert CHB ? 0 ?
25 Mills, Donald BPL ? 0 ?
26 Murphy, Leo BPR ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO ? 1 ?
21 Ryan, Jack FPR ? 2 ?
22 Sharpley, Keith HFFL ? 1 ?
9 Stewart, Stuart RU ? 0 ?
28 Utting, Ernie HBFR ? 0 ?
17 Ware, Walter HFFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 8 17

R. Davies replaced B. Carey during the fourth quarter.

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Aldag, Bill ? ? 0 ?
1 Andrew, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
5 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Clayden, George ? ? 1 ?
8 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 1 ?
9 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 1 ?
15 Froude, Fred ? ? 0 ?
3 Harris, Don ? ? 2 ?
18 Lauder, Albert ? ? 0 ?
19 Libbis, Billy ? ? 1 ?
20 Makeham, Bob ? ? 2 ?
6 Muir, Bob ? ? 0 ?
21 Murphy, Frank (vc) ? ? 2 ?
22 Murphy, Len ? ? 0 ?
24 Ross, Bob ? ? 1 ?
26 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
29 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 11 18

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 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: John Harris
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






7 A. Chandler 23 R. Davies
21 J. Ryan 30 C. Lonsdale 3 M. Daffey 9 S. Stewart

FORWARD 19 T. Pool

HALF-BACK













17 W. Ware 20 B. Hyde (vc) 22 K. Sharpley



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













1 J. Harris (c) 10 J. Francis 16 T. Garside FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













28 E. Utting 12 B. Mills 27 G. Bennett



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













26 L. Murphy 14 B. Carey 25 D. Mills



BACK



Collingwood Coach: Jock McHale