1959 VFL Round 3: Footscray v Hawthorn
This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1959 between Footscray and Hawthorn during round 3 of the 1959 VFL season.
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
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, J. Brereton, B. Buckley, J. Clegg, D. Darcey, E. Densworth, T. Devery, I. Fleming, A. Gardiner, P. Gehrig, R. Howard, B. Kerr, B. Lee, N. Long, K. Payne, B. Prior, J. Quarrell, J. Schultz, B. Ware
Hawthorn
Back:
R. Cabble, D. Gent, N. Voigt
Half-back:
R. Nalder, A. Woodley, A. Hughes
Centre:
B. Falconer, B. Edwards, C. Youren
Half-forward:
G. Arthur, M. Young, R. Simmonds
Forward:
K. Northcote, L. Kaine, D. Ritchie
Follower:
J. Kennedy (capt.), J. Peck, G. Wilson
Sub.:
J. Fisher, G. Young
Footscray (8.10.58) were defeated by Hawthorn (15.12.102).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Ware (4), R. Baxter (2), N. Long (2)
Hawthorn: L. Kaine (6), G. Wilson (4), M. Young (2), G. Arthur, K. Northcote, J. Peck
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 12th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 4th on the ladder (up from 5th) by the end of the round.
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
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Jack Hale
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Beitzel
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
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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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||