1931 VFL Round 15: Melbourne v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1931 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 15 of the 1931 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG.
Ivor Warne-Smith captained the hosts.
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
I. Warne-Smith (capt.), J. Abernethy, B. Avery, P. Beames, R. Conole, B. Cutler, J. Davidson, T. Esposito, L. Gough, W. Jackson, H. Long, G. Margitich, G. Ogden, J. Power, F. Smith, D. Taylor, R. Usher, B. Vanthoff, F. Vine
Hawthorn
Back:
E. Utting (vice-capt.), G. Bennett, L. Murphy
Half-back:
E. Aitchison, B. Mills, B. Carey
Centre:
S. Fisher, N. Collins, B. Ashby
Half-forward:
J. Harris (capt.), B. Hyde, R. Dodd
Forward:
M. Daffey, J. Francis, J. Ryan
Follower:
A. Chandler, S. Stewart, T. Pool
Sub.:
B. Sellers
Melbourne (13.15.93) defeated Hawthorn (2.6.18).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: D. Taylor (6), G. Margitich (3), J. Davidson (2), T. Esposito, I. Warne-Smith
Hawthorn: M. Daffey, B. Hyde
As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 8th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 10th on the ladder by the end of the day.
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
Coaches:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
John Harris
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Ivor Warne-Smith
(Melbourne),
John Harris
(Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Ernie Utting
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. Batt
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 | ? | ? | 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
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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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