This is the match report for the match played on 13 June 1931 between Essendon and Hawthorn during round 7 of the 1931 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Hawthorn at Windy Hill.
Garnet Campbell captained the hosts with Joe Hammond as vice-captain.
John Harris captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Garnet Campbell and the visitors were coached by John Harris.
Essendon
G. Campbell (capt.), J. Hammond (vice-capt.), B. Anderson, S. Carman, T. Clarke, C. Coulson, T. Freyer, F. Gomez, C. Hearn, L. Johnson, N. Le Brun, B. Lynch, F. Nash, H. Okey, L. Rennie, N. Simpson, J. Vosti, R. Watt, J. Williamson
Hawthorn
Back:
E. Utting, W. Woolf, D. Mills
Half-back:
G. Bennett, B. Mills, B. Carey
Centre:
T. Garside, J. Francis, S. Fisher
Half-forward:
K. Sharpley, W. Ware, B. Hammond
Forward:
J. Ryan, B. Ashby, J. Harris (capt.)
Follower:
A. Chandler, S. Stewart, T. Pool
Sub.:
A. Stewart
Essendon (8.12.60) were defeated by Hawthorn (12.8.80).
Goalkickers
Essendon: G. Campbell (2), T. Freyer (2), N. Le Brun (2), C. Coulson, F. Nash
Hawthorn: J. Ryan (3), B. Ashby (2), B. Hammond (2), T. Pool (2), K. Sharpley (2), W. Ware
As a result of this match, Essendon remained 9th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Essendon
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 13 June 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
10,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def. by
Hawthorn
Score:
8.12.60 - 12.8.80
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Garnet Campbell
(Essendon),
John Harris
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Garnet Campbell
(Essendon),
John Harris
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
Joe Hammond
(Essendon),
unknown
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
16
|
Anderson, Bruce
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
17
|
Campbell, Garnet
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
11
|
Carman, Syd
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
23
|
Clarke, Tom
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
3
|
Coulson, Cliff
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
26
|
Freyer, Ted
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
35
|
Gomez, Frank
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
20
|
Hammond, Joe
(vc)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
4
|
Hearn, Clarrie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
14
|
Johnson, Len
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
13
|
Le Brun, Norm
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
21
|
Lynch, Billy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
22
|
Nash, Frank
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
2
|
Okey, Howard
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
6
|
Rennie, Les
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
19
|
Simpson, Norm
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
15
|
Vosti, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
10
|
Watt, Rowley
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
25
|
Williamson, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(19 players)
|
8
|
12
|
Hawthorn
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
15
|
Ashby, Bert
|
FF
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
27
|
Bennett, George
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
14
|
Carey, Bill
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
7
|
Chandler, Allan
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
29
|
Fisher, Stan
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
10
|
Francis, Jim
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
16
|
Garside, Ted
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
5
|
Hammond, Bob
|
HFFR
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
1
|
Harris, John
(c)
|
FPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
12
|
Mills, Bert
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
25
|
Mills, Donald
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
19
|
Pool, Ted
|
RO
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
21
|
Ryan, Jack
|
FPL
|
?
|
3
|
?
|
|
22
|
Sharpley, Keith
|
HFFL
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
6
|
Stewart, Alex
|
SUB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
9
|
Stewart, Stuart
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
28
|
Utting, Ernie
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
17
|
Ware, Walter
|
CHF
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
23
|
Woolf, Willie
|
FB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(19 players)
|
12
|
8
|
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 50s