1931 VFL Season Round 6: Richmond v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1931 between Richmond and Hawthorn during round six of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
Richmond hosted Hawthorn at Punt Road Oval.
Maurie Hunter captained the hosts.
John Harris captained the visitors with Bert Hyde as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by John Harris.
Richmond (9.15.69) defeated Hawthorn (8.10.58).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
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Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 27 June 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
19,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Richmond | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 15 | 9 | . | 15 | (69) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Margin | RICH by 10 | HWTH by 11 | RICH by 17 | RICH by 11 | RICH by 11 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Richmond
Captain: Maurie HunterCoach: Frank Hughes
Hawthorn
Captain: John HarrisVice-Captain: Bert Hyde
Coach: John Harris
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Utting | HWTH | 28 | 3 |
| Stan Judkins | RICH | 6 | 2 |
| Leo Murphy | HWTH | 26 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Benton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Cunningham, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ford, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gray, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hunter, Maurie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Doug | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Twyford, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 15 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Ashby, Bert | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bennett, George | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Carey, Bill | FB↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chandler, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Norm | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Daffey, Mark | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Fisher, Stan | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | SUB↑ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Hammond, Bob | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Harris, John (c) | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hyde, Bert (vc) | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murphy, Leo | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ryan, Jack | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Sharpley, Keith | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Stewart, Alex | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stewart, Stuart | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Ernie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ware, Walter | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
J. Francis replaced B. Carey 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
| Richmond | Coach: Frank Hughes | ||||||||||||||
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| 17 | W. Ware | 14 | B. Carey | 26 | L. Murphy |
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| 6 | A. Stewart | 27 | G. Bennett | 28 | E. Utting |
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| 29 | S. Fisher | 2 | N. Collins | 15 | B. Ashby |
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| 22 | K. Sharpley | 5 | B. Hammond | 1 | J. Harris (c) | 19 | T. Pool |
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| 3 | M. Daffey | 20 | B. Hyde (vc) | 21 | J. Ryan |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: John Harris | ||||||||||||||