1959 VFL Season Round 3: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1959 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round three of the 1959 season of the Victorian Football League.
Footscray hosted Hawthorn at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
John Kennedy captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Jack Hale.
Footscray (8.10.58) were defeated by Hawthorn (15.12.102).
Match Details
Season:
1959 VFL Season
Round:
Round 3
Teams:
Footscray
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 9 May 1959
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
17,417
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Footscray | 0 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | 8 | . | 10 | (58) |
| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 9 | 6 | . | 9 | 14 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 12 | (102) |
| Margin | HWTH by 33 | HWTH by 14 | HWTH by 60 | HWTH by 44 | HWTH by 44 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Footscray
Captain: Ted WhittenCoach: Ted Whitten
Hawthorn
Captain: John KennedyCoach: Jack Hale
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 33 | Brereton, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Buckley, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Clegg, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Darcey, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Densworth, Eon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Devery, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fleming, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Gardiner, Alex | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Gehrig, Phil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Howard, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kerr, Barrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Long, Noel | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Payne, Kelvin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 38 | Prior, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Quarrell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 10 | |||
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| 2 | Arthur, Graham | HFFL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Cabble, Ron | BPL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Edwards, Brendan | C | ? | 0 | ? |
| 36 | Falconer, Brian | WL | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Fisher, John | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Gent, Don | FB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Hughes, Alf | HBFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Kaine, Les | FF | ? | 6 | ? |
| 10 | Kennedy, John (c) | RU | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Nalder, Ron | HBFL↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Northcote, Kevin | FPL | ? | 1 | ? |
| 23 | Peck, John | RR | ? | 1 | ? |
| 39 | Ritchie, Dave | FPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Simmonds, Roy | HFFR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Voigt, Noel | BPR | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Wilson, Geoff | RO | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Woodley, Allan | CHB | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Young, Garry | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Young, Maurie | CHF | ? | 2 | ? |
| 30 | Youren, Colin | WR↓ | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 15 | 12 | |||
J. Fisher replaced C. Youren.
G. Young replaced R. Nalder during the fourth quarter.
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
| Footscray | Coach: Ted Whitten | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 | R. Cabble | 26 | D. Gent | 17 | N. Voigt |
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| 33 | R. Nalder | 24 | A. Woodley | 12 | A. Hughes |
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| 36 | B. Falconer | 9 | B. Edwards | 30 | C. Youren |
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| CENTRE | 10 | J. Kennedy (c) | 5 | J. Fisher | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 23 | J. Peck | 31 | G. Young | |||||||||||
| 2 | G. Arthur | 8 | M. Young | 27 | R. Simmonds | 18 | G. Wilson |
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| 19 | K. Northcote | 1 | L. Kaine | 39 | D. Ritchie |
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| Hawthorn | Coach: Jack Hale | ||||||||||||||