1931 VFL Round 10: Hawthorn v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 July 1931 between Hawthorn and North Melbourne during round 10 of the 1931 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted North Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. John Harris captained the hosts with Bert Hyde as vice-captain. Johnny Lewis captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Harris and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.

Hawthorn
Back: D. Mills, B. Carey, L. Murphy
Half-back: G. Bennett, B. Mills, E. Utting
Centre: S. Fisher, N. Collins, B. Ashby
Half-forward: K. Sharpley, B. Hammond, J. Francis
Forward: J. Harris (capt.), B. Hyde (vice-capt.), J. Ryan
Follower: A. Chandler, W. Ware, T. Pool
Sub.: S. Stewart

North Melbourne
J. Lewis (capt.), S. Baker, S. Barker, S. Bloomer, L. Brennan, B. Brodie, A. Clarke, F. Crapper, F. Donnellan, J. Dowling, D. Ferguson, J. Gregory, H. Hooke, N. Huggins, R. Jackson, G. Jerram, B. Purcell, M. Weir, B. Whittam

Hawthorn (14.12.96) defeated North Melbourne (3.6.24).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Ryan (5), J. Francis (3), B. Hyde (2), W. Ware (2), J. Harris, S. Stewart
North Melbourne: F. Crapper, J. Dowling, B. Purcell

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Round: Round 10
Teams: Hawthorn v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 July 1931
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 4,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. North Melbourne
Score: 14.12.96 - 3.6.24

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 5 . 2 7 . 5 11 . 9 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
North Melbourne 0 . 1 2 . 3 3 . 4 3 . 6 3 . 6 (24)
Margin HWTH by 31 HWTH by 32 HWTH by 53 HWTH by 72 HWTH by 72
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Harris (Hawthorn), Norm Clark (North Melbourne)
Captains: John Harris (Hawthorn), Johnny Lewis (North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains: Bert Hyde (Hawthorn), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Devine

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
John Harris HWTH 1 3
Johnny Gregory NMLB 9 2
Ernie Utting HWTH 28 1

Player Statistics

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 ?
29 Fisher, Stan WL ? 0 ?
10 Francis, Jim HFFR ? 3 ?
5 Hammond, Bob CHF ? 0 ?
1 Harris, John (c) FPL ? 1 ?
20 Hyde, Bert (vc) FF ? 2 ?
12 Mills, Bert CHB ? 0 ?
25 Mills, Donald BPL ? 0 ?
26 Murphy, Leo BPR ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO↓ ? 0 ?
21 Ryan, Jack FPR ? 5 ?
22 Sharpley, Keith HFFL ? 0 ?
9 Stewart, Stuart SUB↑ ? 1 ?
28 Utting, Ernie HBFR ? 0 ?
17 Ware, Walter RU ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 14 12

S. Stewart replaced T. Pool.

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Baker, Selwyn ? ? 0 ?
5 Barker, Syd ? ? 0 ?
45 Bloomer, Steve ? ? 0 ?
37 Brennan, Les ? ? 0 ?
33 Brodie, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Clarke, Alex ? ? 0 ?
51 Crapper, Frank ? ? 1 ?
7 Donnellan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
25 Dowling, John ? ? 1 ?
35 Ferguson, Dave ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
19 Hooke, Harold ? ? 0 ?
13 Huggins, Neville ? ? 0 ?
14 Jackson, Ray ? ? 0 ?
2 Jerram, George ? ? 0 ?
1 Lewis, Johnny (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Purcell, Bill ? ? 1 ?
24 Weir, Mowbray ? ? 0 ?
18 Whittam, Ben ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 3 6

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

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: John Harris
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






7 A. Chandler 9 S. Stewart
21 J. Ryan 20 B. Hyde (vc) 1 J. Harris (c) 17 W. Ware

FORWARD 19 T. Pool

HALF-BACK













10 J. Francis 5 B. Hammond 22 K. Sharpley



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













15 B. Ashby 2 N. Collins 29 S. Fisher FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













28 E. Utting 12 B. Mills 27 G. Bennett



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













26 L. Murphy 14 B. Carey 25 D. Mills



BACK



North Melbourne Coach: Norm Clark