1931 VFL Season Round 12: Hawthorn v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 25 July 1931 between Hawthorn and Footscray during round twelve of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
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 (8.5.53) were defeated by Footscray (6.19.55).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Hawthorn
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Footscray
Date:
Saturday 25 July 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | (53) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 11 | 4 | . | 15 | 6 | . | 19 | 6 | . | 19 | (55) |
| Margin | HWTH by 15 | HWTH by 18 | HWTH by 14 | FOOT by 2 | FOOT by 2 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Hawthorn
Captain: John HarrisVice-Captain: Ernie Utting
Coach: John Harris
Footscray
Captain: Bill CubbinsVice-Captain: Allan Hopkins
Coach: Bill Cubbins
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
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| George Bennett | HWTH | 27 | 3 |
| Norm Collins | HWTH | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Spurling | FOOT | 14 | 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 | ? |
| 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 |
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| 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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Hawthorn | Coach: John Harris | ||||||||||||||
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| 21 | J. Ryan | 10 | J. Francis | 1 | J. Harris (c) | 22 | K. Sharpley |
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| 17 | W. Ware | 5 | B. Hammond | 8 | B. Sellers |
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| 6 | A. Stewart | 12 | B. Mills | 27 | G. Bennett |
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| 26 | L. Murphy | 14 | B. Carey | 28 | E. Utting (vc) |
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