1931 VFL Round 3: St Kilda v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1931 between St Kilda and Hawthorn during round 3 of the 1931 VFL season.
St Kilda hosted Hawthorn at Junction Oval.
Harold Matthews captained the hosts.
John Harris captained the visitors with Bert Hyde as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Hardy and the visitors were coached by John Harris.
St Kilda
H. Matthews (capt.), D. Bourne, H. Comte, J. Davis, J. Forbes, C. Gambetta, J. Holden, F. Hutchesson, L. Jones, J. Keddie, S. King, H. Mason, B. Mohr, C. Morden, H. Neill, F. Phillips, W. Roberts, E. Sanneman, J. Smith
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Mills, B. Carey, L. Murphy
Half-back:
G. Bennett, B. Mills, E. Utting
Centre:
J. Harris (capt.), J. Francis, L. Meade
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.:
P. Brooks
St Kilda (10.12.72) defeated Hawthorn (10.8.68).
Goalkickers
St Kilda: B. Mohr (5), C. Gambetta (3), H. Comte, L. Jones
Hawthorn: B. Hyde (3), J. Ryan (3), M. Daffey (2), K. Sharpley, W. Ware
As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 6th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
St Kilda
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 16 May 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| St Kilda | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | (68) |
| Margin | STKL by 7 | STKL by 22 | STKL by 14 | STKL by 4 | STKL by 4 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Hardy
(St Kilda),
John Harris
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Harold Matthews
(St Kilda),
John Harris
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(St Kilda),
Bert Hyde
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Matthews | STKL | 11 | 3 |
| Fred Phillips | STKL | 3 | 2 |
| Ernie Utting | HWTH | 28 | 1 |
Player Statistics
St Kilda
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bourne, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Comte, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Davis, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Forbes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Gambetta, Cyril | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Holden, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hutchesson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Jones, Lloyd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Keddie, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | King, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Mason, Horrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Matthews, Harold (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Mohr, Bill | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 14 | Morden, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Neill, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Phillips, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Roberts, William | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Sanneman, Ed | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Smith, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 27 | Bennett, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Brooks, Phil | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Carey, Bill | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chandler, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Daffey, Mark | FPL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Harris, John (c) | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hyde, Bert (vc) | CHF↓ | ? | 3 | ? |
| 30 | Lonsdale, Clarrie | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Meade, Les | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Mills, Donald | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murphy, Leo | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ryan, Jack | FPR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Sharpley, Keith | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Stewart, Stuart | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Ernie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ware, Walter | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 10 | 8 | |||
P. Brooks replaced B. Hyde during the fourth quarter.
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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| 25 | D. Mills | 14 | B. Carey | 26 | L. Murphy |
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| 27 | G. Bennett | 12 | B. Mills | 28 | E. Utting |
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| 1 | J. Harris (c) | 10 | J. Francis | 24 | L. Meade |
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| 22 | K. Sharpley | 20 | B. Hyde (vc) | 17 | W. Ware | 19 | T. Pool |
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| 3 | M. Daffey | 30 | C. Lonsdale | 21 | J. Ryan |
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