1931 VFL 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 5 of the 1931 VFL season.
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
Back:
D. Mills, B. Carey, L. Murphy
Half-back:
J. Francis, B. Mills, E. Utting
Centre:
S. Fisher, N. Collins, L. Meade
Half-forward:
K. Sharpley, W. Ware, J. Harris (capt.)
Forward:
B. Ashby, G. Bennett, J. Ryan
Follower:
A. Chandler, B. Hammond, T. Pool
Sub.:
F. Stewart
South Melbourne
J. Scanlan (capt.), H. McKay (vice-capt.), J. Austin, H. Clarke, D. Fagan, R. Hillis, R. Leffanue, H. McLaughlin, T. McMahon, L. Milburn, J. Patterson, C. Pettiona, B. Pratt, P. Reville, J. Richardson, A. Robertson, R. Shapter, L. Thomas, J. Wade
Hawthorn (11.10.76) were defeated by South Melbourne (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Ryan (6), W. Ware (2), B. Ashby, T. Pool, K. Sharpley
South Melbourne: A. Robertson (5), J. Patterson (3), R. Leffanue (2), R. Shapter
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the day.
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
Coaches:
John Harris
(Hawthorn),
Paddy Scanlan
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
John Harris
(Hawthorn),
Joe Scanlan
(South Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Hawthorn),
Hec McKay
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
M. Conniff
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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