This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1931 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round 12 of the 1931 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Footscray at Glenferrie Oval.
John Harris captained the hosts with Ernie Utting as vice-captain.
Bill Cubbins captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Harris and the visitors were coached by Bill Cubbins.
Hawthorn
Back:
E. Utting (vice-capt.), B. Carey, L. Murphy
Half-back:
G. Bennett, B. Mills, A. Stewart
Centre:
S. Fisher, N. Collins, B. Ashby
Half-forward:
B. Sellers, B. Hammond, W. Ware
Forward:
J. Harris (capt.), J. Francis, J. Ryan
Follower:
A. Chandler, K. Sharpley, T. Pool
Sub.:
T. Garside
Footscray
B. Cubbins (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, J. Cordner, J. Dennington, J. Fincher, A. Lambe, I. McAlpine, R. McKay, A. Morrison, E. Nunn, W. O'Brien, J. Sampson, T. Sherman, B. Spurling, H. Stanway, A. Stevens, A. Williams
Hawthorn (8.5.53) were defeated by Footscray (6.19.55).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Francis (4), J. Ryan (2), T. Pool, K. Sharpley
Footscray: A. Morrison (2), F. Aked, J. Fincher, A. Hopkins, B. Spurling
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder and Footscray remained 6th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Hawthorn
def. by
Footscray
Score:
8.5.53 - 6.19.55
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Harris
(Hawthorn),
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray)
Captains:
John Harris
(Hawthorn),
Bill Cubbins
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
Ernie Utting
(Hawthorn),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Blackburn
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
|
FF
|
?
|
4
|
?
|
|
16
|
Garside, Ted
|
SUB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
5
|
Hammond, Bob
|
CHF
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
1
|
Harris, John
(c)
|
FPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
12
|
Mills, Bert
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
26
|
Murphy, Leo
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
19
|
Pool, Ted
|
RO
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
21
|
Ryan, Jack
|
FPR
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
8
|
Sellers, Bob
|
HFFL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
22
|
Sharpley, Keith
|
RU
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
6
|
Stewart, Alex
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
28
|
Utting, Ernie
(vc)
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
17
|
Ware, Walter
|
HFFR
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(19 players)
|
8
|
5
|
Footscray
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
|
8
|
Aked, Frank
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
9
|
Baker, Harry
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
28
|
Cordner, Jock
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
2
|
Cubbins, Bill
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
10
|
Dennington, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
25
|
Fincher, Jack
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
1
|
Hopkins, Allan
(vc)
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
5
|
Lambe, Alf
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
22
|
McAlpine, Ivan
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
15
|
McKay, Roy
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
7
|
Morrison, Alby
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
|
13
|
Nunn, Ernie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
12
|
O'Brien, Wally
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
16
|
Sampson, John
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
30
|
Sherman, Ted
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
14
|
Spurling, Bill
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
?
|
|
18
|
Stanway, Horrie
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
26
|
Stevens, Arthur
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
6
|
Williams, Arthur
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
?
|
|
Rushed
|
?
|
|
Total
(19 players)
|
6
|
19
|
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