1931 VFL Round 9: Geelong v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 4 July 1931 between Geelong and Hawthorn during round 9 of the 1931 VFL season.
Geelong hosted Hawthorn at Corio Oval.
Ted Baker captained the hosts.
John Harris captained the visitors with Bert Hyde as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Clymo and the visitors were coached by John Harris.
Geelong
T. Baker (capt.), J. Carney, A. Coghlan, J. Evans, L. Hardiman, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, M. Kelly, B. Kuhlken, M. Lamb, T. Llewellyn, R. McDonald, L. Metherell, G. Moloney, T. Quinn, A. Rayson, G. Todd, B. Troughton, J. Williams
Hawthorn
Back:
A. Stewart, B. Carey, L. Murphy
Half-back:
G. Bennett, B. Mills, E. Utting
Centre:
S. Fisher, N. Collins, B. Ashby
Half-forward:
J. Harris (capt.), W. Ware, K. Sharpley
Forward:
M. Daffey, B. Hyde (vice-capt.), J. Ryan
Follower:
A. Chandler, S. Stewart, T. Pool
Sub.:
J. Francis
Geelong (13.9.87) defeated Hawthorn (9.7.61).
Goalkickers
Geelong: G. Moloney (7), A. Rayson (2), T. Baker, J. Evans, B. Kuhlken, L. Metherell
Hawthorn: J. Ryan (3), B. Hyde (2), J. Harris, T. Pool, K. Sharpley, W. Ware
As a result of this match, Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Geelong
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 4 July 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Corio Oval
Attendance:
9,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 9 | (87) |
| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 5 | 3 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | HWTH by 2 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 26 | GEEL by 26 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Clymo
(Geelong),
John Harris
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Ted Baker
(Geelong),
John Harris
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Geelong),
Bert Hyde
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
F. McDermott
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Quinn | GEEL | 16 | 3 |
| Keith Sharpley | HWTH | 22 | 2 |
| George Bennett | HWTH | 27 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Evans, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Hardiman, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kelly, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kuhlken, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Lamb, Milton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Llewellyn, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | McDonald, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Metherell, Len | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Moloney, George | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 16 | Quinn, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Troughton, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 9 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Ashby, Bert | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bennett, George | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Carey, Bill | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chandler, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Norm | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Daffey, Mark | FPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Fisher, Stan | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Harris, John (c) | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Hyde, Bert (vc) | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murphy, Leo | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ryan, Jack | FPR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 22 | Sharpley, Keith | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Stewart, Alex | BPL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stewart, Stuart | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Ernie | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ware, Walter | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 9 | 7 | |||
J. Francis replaced A. Stewart 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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| 6 | A. Stewart | 14 | B. Carey | 26 | L. Murphy |
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| 27 | G. Bennett | 12 | B. Mills | 28 | E. Utting |
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| 29 | S. Fisher | 2 | N. Collins | 15 | B. Ashby |
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| 1 | J. Harris (c) | 17 | W. Ware | 22 | K. Sharpley | 19 | T. Pool |
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| 3 | M. Daffey | 20 | B. Hyde (vc) | 21 | J. Ryan |
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