1931 VFL Season: Hawthorn
Season Team Details
Competition:
1931 VFL Season
Team:
Hawthorn
Home Ground:
Glenferrie Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
11th (W-D-L: 3-0-15, P%: 82.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
John Harris
Vice-Captains:
Bert Hyde, Ernie Utting
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitchison, Ern | #11 | 2 | 0 | R14-15 |
| Ashby, Bert | #15 | 12 | 3 | R05-16 |
| Bennett, George | #27 | 17 | 1 | R01-16, R18 |
| Brooks, Phil | #4 | 2 | 2 | R01, R03 |
| Carey, Bill | #14 | 17 | 0 | R01-10, R12-18 |
| Chandler, Allan | #7 | 15 | 2 | R02-16 |
| Chandler, Bert | #31 | 3 | 1 | R16-18 |
| Chandler, Dick | #24 | 2 | 5 | R17-18 |
| Colling, Cliff | 1 | 1 | R18 | |
| Collins, Norm | #2 | 12 | 0 | R05-06, R09-18 |
| Daffey, Mark | #3 | 10 | 5 | R01-04, R06, R09, R15-18 |
| Davies, Reg | #23 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Dodd, Rupe | #30 | 3 | 4 | R13, R15-16 |
| Fisher, Stan | #29 | 14 | 1 | R04-15, R17-18 |
| Francis, Jim | #10 | 18 | 11 | R01-18 |
| Garside, Ted | #16 | 6 | 0 | R01-02, R07-08, R12-13 |
| Hammond, Bob | #5 | 8 | 7 | R04-08, R10, R12, R16 |
| Harris, John | #1 | 16 | 6 | R01-15, R17 |
| Hyde, Bert | #20 | 12 | 26 | R01-03, R06, R08-11, R14-15, R17-18 |
| Lonsdale, Clarrie | #30 | 2 | 1 | R02-03 |
| Meade, Les | #24 | 4 | 0 | R01, R03-05 |
| Mills, Bert | #12 | 17 | 0 | R01-05, R07-18 |
| Mills, Donald | #25 | 11 | 0 | R01-05, R07-08, R10-11, R16-17 |
| Murphy, Leo | #26 | 16 | 0 | R01-06, R09-18 |
| O'Brien, Jack | #11 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Pool, Ted | #19 | 16 | 23 | R01-15, R17 |
| Ryan, Jack | #21 | 16 | 39 | R02-17 |
| Sellers, Bob | #8 | 8 | 2 | R04, R11-15, R17-18 |
| Sharpley, Keith | #22 | 15 | 12 | R01-14, R16 |
| Spinks, Stan | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| Stewart, Alex | #6 | 9 | 1 | R06-07, R09, R11-14, R16, R18 |
| Stewart, Frank | #18 | 4 | 0 | R04-05, R17-18 |
| Stewart, Stuart | #9 | 13 | 1 | R01-03, R06-10, R14-18 |
| Utting, Ernie | #28 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Ware, Walter | #17 | 16 | 7 | R01-13, R16-18 |
| Williams, Irvan | #4 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Woolf, Willie | #23 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris, John | 18 | 3 | -0- | 15 | R01-18 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Donald Mills | Bill Carey | Leo Murphy |
| Half-Back: | George Bennett | Bert Mills | Ernie Utting |
| Centre: | Stan Fisher | Norm Collins | Bert Ashby |
| Half-Forward: | John Harris | Keith Sharpley | Walter Ware |
| Forward: | Mark Daffey | Bert Hyde | Jack Ryan |
| Follower: | Allan Chandler | Stuart Stewart | Ted Pool |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 18 out of 18 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/1931 | Round 1 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 1 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 09/05/1931 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 19 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 16/05/1931 | Round 3 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 4 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 23/05/1931 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 15 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 30/05/1931 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 3 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 27/06/1931 | Round 6 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 11 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 13/06/1931 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | HWTH by 20 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 20/06/1931 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 24 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 04/07/1931 | Round 9 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 26 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 11/07/1931 | Round 10 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | HWTH by 72 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 18/07/1931 | Round 11 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 73 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 25/07/1931 | Round 12 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 2 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 01/08/1931 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 45 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 08/08/1931 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 2 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 22/08/1931 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 75 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 29/08/1931 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 31 | John Harris | Ernie Utting |
| 05/09/1931 | Round 17 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 56 | John Harris | John Harris |
| 12/09/1931 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 3 | John Harris | Ernie Utting |