1959 VFL Round 4: Hawthorn v South Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1959 between Hawthorn and South Melbourne during round 4 of the 1959 VFL season. Hawthorn hosted South Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval. John Kennedy captained the hosts. Ron Clegg captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Hale and the visitors were coached by Ron Clegg.

Hawthorn
Back: R. Cabble, D. Ritchie, N. Voigt
Half-back: R. Nalder, A. Woodley, A. Hughes
Centre: B. Falconer, B. Edwards, C. Youren
Half-forward: G. Arthur, B. Nisbet, R. Simmonds
Forward: K. Northcote, L. Kaine, M. Young
Follower: J. Kennedy (capt.), J. Peck, G. Wilson
Sub.: J. Fisher, G. Rasmussen

South Melbourne
R. Clegg (capt.), P. Briglia, G. Crough, F. Goldsmith, B. Gunn, F. Harris, J. Heriot, F. Hogan, R. Landorf, B. Marshall, K. McCormack, B. McGowan, N. McKenzie, H. McLaughlin, M. Oaten, N. Rayson, B. Skilton, J. Svenson, G. Tagliabue, J. Trethowan

Hawthorn (19.14.128) defeated South Melbourne (13.19.97).

Goalkickers
Hawthorn: J. Peck (8), B. Nisbet (3), L. Kaine (2), M. Young (2), B. Edwards, J. Fisher, R. Simmonds, C. Youren
South Melbourne: F. Goldsmith (3), B. McGowan (3), B. Skilton (3), N. Rayson (2), P. Briglia, R. Clegg

As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 4th on the ladder and South Melbourne were then 5th on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1959 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Hawthorn v South Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 May 1959
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: Glenferrie Oval
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: Hawthorn def. South Melbourne
Score: 19.14.128 - 13.19.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Hawthorn 3 . 2 9 . 7 14 . 8 19 . 14 19 . 14 (128)
South Melbourne 2 . 6 5 . 10 10 . 14 13 . 19 13 . 19 (97)
Margin HWTH by 2 HWTH by 21 HWTH by 18 HWTH by 31 HWTH by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Hale (Hawthorn), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)
Captains: John Kennedy (Hawthorn), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Arthur, Graham HFFL ? 0 ?
6 Cabble, Ron BPL ? 0 ?
9 Edwards, Brendan C ? 1 ?
36 Falconer, Brian WL ? 0 ?
5 Fisher, John SUB↑ ? 1 ?
12 Hughes, Alf HBFR ? 0 ?
1 Kaine, Les FF ? 2 ?
10 Kennedy, John (c) RU ? 0 ?
33 Nalder, Ron HBFL ? 0 ?
16 Nisbet, Bob CHF ? 3 ?
19 Northcote, Kevin FPL↓ ? 0 ?
23 Peck, John RR ? 8 ?
37 Rasmussen, Garry SUB↑ ? 0 ?
39 Ritchie, Dave FB ? 0 ?
27 Simmonds, Roy HFFR ? 1 ?
17 Voigt, Noel BPR ? 0 ?
18 Wilson, Geoff RO↓ ? 0 ?
24 Woodley, Allan CHB ? 0 ?
8 Young, Maurie FPR ? 2 ?
30 Youren, Colin WR ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 19 14

J. Fisher replaced G. Wilson during the fourth quarter.
G. Rasmussen replaced K. Northcote during the fourth quarter.

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Briglia, Paul ? ? 1 ?
23 Clegg, Ron (c) ? ? 1 ?
9 Crough, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
2 Goldsmith, Fred ? ? 3 ?
8 Gunn, Bill ? ? 0 ?
40 Harris, Fred ? ? 0 ?
21 Heriot, John ? ? 0 ?
22 Hogan, Frank ? ? 0 ?
30 Landorf, Ray ? ? 0 ?
17 Marshall, Bob ? ? 0 ?
36 McCormack, Ken ? ? 0 ?
3 McGowan, Brian ? ? 3 ?
43 McKenzie, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 McLaughlin, Hugh ? ? 0 ?
19 Oaten, Max ? ? 0 ?
16 Rayson, Noel ? ? 2 ?
14 Skilton, Bob ? ? 3 ?
15 Svenson, John ? ? 0 ?
37 Tagliabue, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
20 Trethowan, John ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 13 19

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 50s

Player Line-Up

Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






10 J. Kennedy (c) 5 J. Fisher
8 M. Young 1 L. Kaine 19 K. Northcote 23 J. Peck 37 G. Rasmussen
FORWARD 18 G. Wilson

HALF-BACK













27 R. Simmonds 16 B. Nisbet 2 G. Arthur



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE













30 C. Youren 9 B. Edwards 36 B. Falconer FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE



HALF-FORWARD













12 A. Hughes 24 A. Woodley 33 R. Nalder



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













17 N. Voigt 39 D. Ritchie 6 R. Cabble



BACK



South Melbourne Coach: Ron Clegg