1931 VFL Round 13: Collingwood v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 1 August 1931 between Collingwood and Hawthorn during round 13 of the 1931 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Hawthorn at Victoria Park. In the absence of Syd Coventry, vice-captain Frank Murphy captained the hosts. John Harris captained the visitors with Ernie Utting as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by John Harris.

Collingwood
F. Murphy (capt.), L. Ames, B. Andrew, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, H. Edmonds, F. Froude, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, B. Muir, L. Murphy, R. Perrett, H. Rumney, G. Tatham, C. Tolson, L. Wescott

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

Collingwood (15.13.103) defeated Hawthorn (7.16.58).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (8), L. Ames (2), G. Clayden (2), F. Froude, F. Murphy, L. Murphy
Hawthorn: A. Chandler (2), R. Dodd (2), T. Pool, J. Ryan, K. Sharpley

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 4th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1931 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: Collingwood v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 1 August 1931
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Hawthorn
Score: 15.13.103 - 7.16.58

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 5 . 1 9 . 3 11 . 9 15 . 13 15 . 13 (103)
Hawthorn 2 . 5 3 . 9 5 . 14 7 . 16 7 . 16 (58)
Margin COLL by 14 COLL by 30 COLL by 31 COLL by 45 COLL by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jock McHale (Collingwood), John Harris (Hawthorn)
Captains: Frank Murphy (Collingwood), John Harris (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Collingwood), Ernie Utting (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: F. McDermott

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Gordon Coventry COLL 8 3
John Harris HWTH 1 2
Harold Rumney COLL 26 1

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
31 Ames, Les ? ? 2 ?
1 Andrew, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
10 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
11 Clayden, George ? ? 2 ?
7 Collier, Harry ? ? 0 ?
8 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 8 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Edmonds, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
15 Froude, Fred ? ? 1 ?
19 Libbis, Billy ? ? 0 ?
20 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
6 Muir, Bob ? ? 0 ?
21 Murphy, Frank (ac) ? ? 1 ?
22 Murphy, Len ? ? 1 ?
25 Perrett, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
26 Rumney, Harold ? ? 0 ?
28 Tatham, George ? ? 0 ?
30 Tolson, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
29 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 15 13

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
15 Ashby, Bert HFFR ? 0 ?
27 Bennett, George HBFL ? 0 ?
14 Carey, Bill FB ? 0 ?
7 Chandler, Allan RU ? 2 ?
2 Collins, Norm C ? 0 ?
30 Dodd, Rupe WR ? 2 ?
29 Fisher, Stan WL ? 0 ?
10 Francis, Jim FF ? 0 ?
16 Garside, Ted SUB ? 0 ?
1 Harris, John (c) HFFL ? 0 ?
12 Mills, Bert CHB ? 0 ?
26 Murphy, Leo BPL ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO ? 1 ?
21 Ryan, Jack FPR ? 1 ?
8 Sellers, Bob FPL ? 0 ?
22 Sharpley, Keith RU ? 1 ?
6 Stewart, Alex HBFR ? 0 ?
28 Utting, Ernie (vc) BPR ? 0 ?
17 Ware, Walter CHF ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (19 players) 7 16

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

Collingwood Coach: Jock McHale
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
26 L. Murphy 14 B. Carey 28 E. Utting (vc)













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



27 G. Bennett 12 B. Mills 6 A. Stewart













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



29 S. Fisher 2 N. Collins 30 R. Dodd









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 7 A. Chandler 16 T. Garside
HALF-FORWARD 22 K. Sharpley

1 J. Harris (c) 17 W. Ware 15 B. Ashby 19 T. Pool











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



8 B. Sellers 10 J. Francis 21 J. Ryan













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Harris