1959 VFL Round 2: Hawthorn v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 2 May 1959 between Hawthorn and Geelong during round 2 of the 1959 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Geelong at Glenferrie Oval.
John Kennedy captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Reg Hickey.
Hawthorn
Back:
R. Cabble, D. Gent, N. Voigt
Half-back:
A. Hughes, A. Woodley, R. Nalder
Centre:
B. Falconer, B. Edwards, C. Youren
Half-forward:
G. Arthur, B. Nisbet, R. Simmonds
Forward:
K. Northcote, L. Kaine, D. Ritchie
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), J. Peck, G. Wilson
Sub.:
R. McVilly, G. Young
Geelong
C. Barton, L. Borrack, C. Brown, B. Cook, B. Cougle, B. Ferrari, B. Gazzard, S. Harrison, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, R. Hovey, D. Long, E. Nicholls, J. O'Connell, J. O'Neill, C. Palmer, C. Rice, J. Thomas, F. Wooller, J. Yeates
Hawthorn (18.15.123) defeated Geelong (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: L. Kaine (4), B. Nisbet (3), J. Peck (3), G. Arthur (2), K. Northcote (2), D. Ritchie (2), R. Simmonds, G. Wilson
Geelong: F. Wooller (5), B. Cook (2), S. Harrison, J. Haygarth, J. Helmer, D. Long, J. O'Neill
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 5th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Geelong were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 2
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 2 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
14,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 3 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 12 | 18 | . | 15 | 18 | . | 15 | (123) |
| Geelong | 4 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 5 | 11 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | GEEL by 7 | HWTH by 10 | HWTH by 10 | HWTH by 39 | HWTH by 39 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn),
Reg Hickey
(Geelong)
Captains:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
unknown
(Geelong)
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFL | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Cabble, Ron | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Brian | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | HBFL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FF | ? | 4 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McVilly, Ray | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Nalder, Ron | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Nisbet, Bob | CHF | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Northcote, Kevin | FPL↓ | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | RR | ? | 3 | ? |
| 39 | Ritchie, Dave | FPR | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HFFR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | BPR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wilson, Geoff | RO | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WR | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 18 | 15 | |||
R. McVilly replaced K. Northcote during the fourth quarter.
G. Young replaced N. Voigt during the fourth quarter.
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 9 | Barton, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Borrack, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Brown, Clive | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Cook, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 13 | Cougle, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Ferrari, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gazzard, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Harrison, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Haygarth, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 36 | Helmer, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Hovey, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Long, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Nicholls, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | O'Connell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | O'Neill, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Palmer, Clif | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Rice, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Thomas, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Wooller, Fred | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 40 | Yeates, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 12 | 12 | |||
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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