1931 VFL Season Round 4: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1931 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round four of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
John Harris captained the hosts.
In the absence of Ivor Warne-Smith, vice-captain Dick Taylor captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Harris and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.
Hawthorn (13.16.94) were defeated by Melbourne (16.13.109).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 23 May 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
10,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | 13 | . | 16 | (94) |
| Melbourne | 2 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Margin | HWTH by 18 | MELB by 13 | HWTH by 22 | MELB by 15 | MELB by 15 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Hawthorn
Captain: John HarrisCoach: John Harris
Melbourne
Captain: Dick Taylor (acting)Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
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| Bill Tymms | MELB | 26 | 3 |
| Bob Johnson | MELB | 16 | 2 |
| Ernie Utting | HWTH | 28 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 27 | Bennett, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Carey, Bill | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chandler, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Daffey, Mark | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Fisher, Stan | WL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hammond, Bob | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Harris, John (c) | HFFR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Meade, Les | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Mills, Donald | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murphy, Leo | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 6 | ? |
| 21 | Ryan, Jack | FPR↓ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sellers, Bob | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Sharpley, Keith | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Stewart, Frank | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Ernie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ware, Walter | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 16 | |||
F. Stewart replaced J. Ryan during the fourth quarter.
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Avery, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Conole, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Davidson, Hec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Esposito, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Jackson, Webber | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Power, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick (ac) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Vanthoff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 13 | |||
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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| 28 | E. Utting | 12 | B. Mills | 27 | G. Bennett |
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| Melbourne | Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith | ||||||||||||||