1931 VFL Season Round 5: Hawthorn v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 30 May 1931 between Hawthorn and South Melbourne during round five of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted South Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
John Harris captained the hosts.
Joe Scanlan captained the visitors with Hec McKay as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Harris and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.
Hawthorn (11.10.76) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.13.79).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 30 May 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Hawthorn
def. by
South Melbourne
Score:
11.10.76 - 11.13.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 5 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| South Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | HWTH by 30 | HWTH by 11 | HWTH by 12 | SMLB by 3 | SMLB by 3 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Hawthorn
Captain: John HarrisCoach: John Harris
South Melbourne
Captain: Joe ScanlanVice-Captain: Hec McKay
Coach: Paddy Scanlan
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
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| Ron Hillis | SMLB | 4 | 3 |
| Len Milburn | SMLB | 24 | 2 |
| Donald Mills | HWTH | 25 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 15 | Ashby, Bert | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Bennett, George | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Carey, Bill | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chandler, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Norm | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Fisher, Stan | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hammond, Bob | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Harris, John (c) | HFFR | ? | 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 | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ryan, Jack | FPR | ? | 6 | ? |
| 22 | Sharpley, Keith | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Stewart, Frank | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Ernie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ware, Walter | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 10 | |||
F. Stewart replaced L. Meade during the fourth quarter.
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 3 | Austin, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Clarke, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Fagan, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hillis, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Leffanue, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | McKay, Hec (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | McLaughlin, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McMahon, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Milburn, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Patterson, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 15 | Pettiona, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Pratt, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Reville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Richardson, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Robertson, Austin | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Joe (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Shapter, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Thomas, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wade, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 11 | 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 | 10 | J. Francis |
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| 26 | L. Murphy | 14 | B. Carey | 25 | D. Mills |
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