1931 VFL Round 4: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1931 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 4 of the 1931 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
John Harris captained the hosts.
Dick Taylor captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Harris and the visitors were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith.
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Mills, B. Carey, L. Murphy
Half-back:
G. Bennett, B. Mills, E. Utting
Centre:
S. Fisher, J. Francis, L. Meade
Half-forward:
K. Sharpley, W. Ware, J. Harris (capt.)
Forward:
M. Daffey, B. Sellers, J. Ryan
Follower:
A. Chandler, B. Hammond, T. Pool
Sub.:
F. Stewart
Melbourne
D. Taylor (capt.), J. Abernethy, B. Avery, R. Conole, H. Davidson, J. Davidson, T. Esposito, W. Jackson, B. Johnson, H. Long, G. Margitich, G. Ogden, J. Power, F. Smith, B. Tymms, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff, F. Vine, S. Wittman
Hawthorn (13.16.94) were defeated by Melbourne (16.13.109).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: T. Pool (6), J. Harris (2), K. Sharpley (2), M. Daffey, S. Fisher, J. Ryan
Melbourne: G. Margitich (4), W. Jackson (3), B. Johnson (3), H. Long (2), R. Conole, T. Esposito, J. Power, S. Wittman
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder and Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 4
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
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
Coaches:
John Harris
(Hawthorn),
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
John Harris
(Hawthorn),
Dick Taylor
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Rowe
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 (c) | ? | ? | 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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