1931 VFL Round 8: Hawthorn v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1931 between Hawthorn and Fitzroy during round 8 of the 1931 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Fitzroy at Glenferrie Oval.
John Harris captained the hosts with Bert Hyde as vice-captain.
Colin Niven captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Harris and the visitors were coached by Colin Niven.
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Mills, B. Carey, E. Utting
Half-back:
G. Bennett, B. Mills, W. Woolf
Centre:
T. Garside, S. Fisher, B. Ashby
Half-forward:
K. Sharpley, W. Ware, B. Hammond
Forward:
J. Harris (capt.), B. Hyde (vice-capt.), J. Ryan
Follower:
A. Chandler, S. Stewart, T. Pool
Sub.:
J. Francis
Fitzroy
C. Niven (capt.), C. Benham, L. Bird, H. Bunton, J. Cashman, A. Dickens, D. Dowd, P. Ellis, R. Finlayson, F. Gibson, T. Harrington, H. Hartney, C. Hogan, C. Kerr, J. Moriarty, R. Niven, L. Prior, J. Rocchi, W. Smallhorn
Hawthorn (12.8.80) defeated Fitzroy (7.14.56).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: B. Hyde (6), T. Pool (2), J. Ryan (2), J. Francis, B. Hammond
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (2), R. Niven (2), L. Bird, J. Cashman, L. Prior
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Fitzroy remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 20 June 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 0 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Fitzroy | 1 | . | 8 | 2 | . | 10 | 6 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 14 | (56) |
| Margin | FITZ by 13 | HWTH by 11 | FITZ by 10 | HWTH by 24 | HWTH by 24 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Harris
(Hawthorn),
Colin Niven
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
John Harris
(Hawthorn),
Colin Niven
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Bert Hyde
(Hawthorn),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
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| Ernie Utting | HWTH | 28 | 3 |
| Haydn Bunton | FITZ | 7 | 2 |
| Keith Sharpley | HWTH | 22 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 15 | Ashby, Bert | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bennett, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Carey, Bill | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chandler, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Fisher, Stan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | SUB↑ | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Garside, Ted | WL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Hammond, Bob | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Harris, John (c) | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hyde, Bert (vc) | FF | ? | 6 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Mills, Donald | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Ryan, Jack | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Sharpley, Keith | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stewart, Stuart | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Ernie | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ware, Walter | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Woolf, Willie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 8 | |||
J. Francis replaced T. Garside.
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 1 | Benham, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Bird, Leo | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cashman, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Dickens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Dowd, Dinny | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Ellis, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Finlayson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Gibson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harrington, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Hartney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hogan, Con | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Kerr, Cecil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Niven, Colin (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Niven, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Prior, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Rocchi, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Smallhorn, Wilfred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 7 | 14 | |||
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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