1931 VFL Season Round 15: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1931 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round fifteen of the 1931 season of the Victorian Football League.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the MCG.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts with Dick Taylor as vice-captain.
John Harris captained the visitors with Ernie Utting as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Ivor Warne-Smith and the visitors were coached by John Harris.
Melbourne (13.15.93) defeated Hawthorn (2.6.18).
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 22 August 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
3,614
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 12 | 13 | . | 15 | 13 | . | 15 | (93) |
| Hawthorn | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 6 | 2 | . | 6 | (18) |
| Margin | MELB by 1 | MELB by 36 | MELB by 56 | MELB by 75 | MELB by 75 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Melbourne
Captain: Ivor Warne-SmithVice-Captain: Dick Taylor
Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith
Hawthorn
Captain: John HarrisVice-Captain: Ernie Utting
Coach: John Harris
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Beames | MELB | 24 | 3 |
| Norm Collins | HWTH | 2 | 2 |
| Ivor Warne-Smith | MELB | 14 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Avery, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Beames, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Conole, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Cutler, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Esposito, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Gough, Lew | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Jackson, Webber | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Long, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Margitich, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 32 | Ogden, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Power, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Smith, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick (vc) | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 34 | Usher, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Vanthoff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 15 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Aitchison, Ern | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ashby, Bert | WR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Bennett, George | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Carey, Bill | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Chandler, Allan | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Norm | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Daffey, Mark | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Dodd, Rupe | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Fisher, Stan | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | FF | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Harris, John (c) | HFFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hyde, Bert | CHF | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murphy, Leo | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ryan, Jack | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Sellers, Bob | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stewart, Stuart | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Ernie (vc) | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 2 | 6 | |||
B. Sellers replaced B. Ashby at three-quarter-time.
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
| Melbourne | Coach: Ivor Warne-Smith | ||||||||||||||
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| 28 | E. Utting (vc) | 27 | G. Bennett | 26 | L. Murphy |
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| 11 | E. Aitchison | 12 | B. Mills | 14 | B. Carey |
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| 29 | S. Fisher | 2 | N. Collins | 15 | B. Ashby |
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| 1 | J. Harris (c) | 20 | B. Hyde | 30 | R. Dodd | 19 | T. Pool |
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| 3 | M. Daffey | 10 | J. Francis | 21 | J. Ryan |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: John Harris | ||||||||||||||