1931 VFL Round 6: Richmond v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 27 June 1931 between Richmond and Hawthorn during round 6 of the 1931 VFL season.
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
M. Hunter (capt.), J. Baggott, B. Benton, J. Bisset, M. Bolger, T. Cunningham, F. Ford, B. Foster, W. Gray, S. Judkins, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, J. Twyford, H. Weidner, E. Zschech
Hawthorn
Back:
W. Ware, B. Carey, L. Murphy
Half-back:
A. Stewart, G. Bennett, E. Utting
Centre:
S. Fisher, N. Collins, B. Ashby
Half-forward:
K. Sharpley, B. Hammond, J. Harris (capt.)
Forward:
M. Daffey, B. Hyde (vice-capt.), J. Ryan
Follower:
A. Chandler, S. Stewart, T. Pool
Sub.:
J. Francis
Richmond (9.15.69) defeated Hawthorn (8.10.58).
Goalkickers
Richmond: D. Strang (5), J. Titus (2), M. Hunter, G. Strang
Hawthorn: B. Hammond (2), J. Ryan (2), M. Daffey, J. Francis, J. Harris, T. Pool
As a result of this match, Richmond remained 1st on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 6
Teams:
Richmond
v
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
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
John Harris
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Maurie Hunter
(Richmond),
John Harris
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Bert Hyde
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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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