1931 VFL Round 17: Hawthorn v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1931 between Hawthorn and Richmond during round 17 of the 1931 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Richmond at Glenferrie Oval.
John Harris captained the hosts with Ernie Utting as vice-captain.
Maurie Hunter captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Harris and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Hawthorn
Back:
F. Stewart, D. Mills, L. Murphy
Half-back:
B. Mills, B. Hyde, E. Utting (vice-capt.)
Centre:
S. Fisher, N. Collins, J. Francis
Half-forward:
B. Sellers, W. Ware, J. Harris (capt.)
Forward:
B. Chandler, D. Chandler, J. Ryan
Follower:
B. Carey, S. Stewart, M. Daffey
Sub.:
T. Pool
Richmond
M. Hunter (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, J. Bisset, M. Bolger, J. Dyer, F. Ford, B. Foster, A. Geddes, S. Judkins, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, K. O'Neill, M. Sheahan, D. Strang, G. Strang, J. Titus, H. Weidner, E. Zschech
Hawthorn (5.13.43) were defeated by Richmond (13.21.99).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: D. Chandler (2), B. Chandler, J. Ryan, B. Sellers
Richmond: D. Strang (5), J. Baggott (2), F. Ford (2), M. Hunter, J. Titus, H. Weidner, E. Zschech
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) and Richmond remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1931 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 5 September 1931
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 11 | 5 | . | 13 | 5 | . | 13 | (43) |
| Richmond | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 21 | 13 | . | 21 | (99) |
| Margin | RICH by 4 | RICH by 8 | RICH by 26 | RICH by 56 | RICH by 56 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Harris
(Hawthorn),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
John Harris
(Hawthorn),
Maurie Hunter
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Ernie Utting
(Hawthorn),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ford | RICH | 24 | 3 |
| Bert Mills | HWTH | 12 | 2 |
| Bert Foster | RICH | 11 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 14 | Carey, Bill | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Chandler, Bert | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Chandler, Dick | FF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Norm | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Daffey, Mark | RO | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Fisher, Stan | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Harris, John (c) | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hyde, Bert | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mills, Bert | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Mills, Donald | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murphy, Leo | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Pool, Ted | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Ryan, Jack | FPR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sellers, Bob | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Stewart, Frank | BPL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stewart, Stuart | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Utting, Ernie (vc) | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ware, Walter | CHF | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 5 | 13 | |||
T. Pool replaced F. Stewart during the fourth quarter.
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bisset, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Bolger, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dyer, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Ford, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Foster, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hunter, Maurie (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Judkins, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | O'Neill, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Strang, Doug | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 23 | Strang, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Zschech, Eric | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 13 | 21 | |||
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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