1931 VFL Season Round 8: Hawthorn v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 20 June 1931 between Hawthorn and Fitzroy during round eight of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (12.8.80) defeated Fitzroy (7.14.56).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Hawthorn
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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
Hawthorn
Captain: John HarrisVice-Captain: Bert Hyde
Coach: John Harris
Fitzroy
Captain: Colin NivenCoach: Colin Niven
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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| 21 | J. Ryan | 20 | B. Hyde (vc) | 1 | J. Harris (c) | 9 | S. Stewart |
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| 5 | B. Hammond | 17 | W. Ware | 22 | K. Sharpley |
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| 23 | W. Woolf | 12 | B. Mills | 27 | G. Bennett |
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| 28 | E. Utting | 14 | B. Carey | 25 | D. Mills |
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